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Posted December 10th, 2012 by Congressman Raul Grijalva
Tearing families apart isn’t in anyone’s interest. We all know that. But according to a recent report by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), more than 46,000 parents of U.S. citizen children were removed from the U.S. between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2011. During the same period, ICE sought orders of deportation, exclusion, or [...]
Posted March 20th, 2012 by Congressman Raul Grijalva
A report released earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that 65,729 Arizona Medicare beneficiaries saved $36,977,657 on their prescription drugs in 2011 thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This represents an average savings of $563. The report, available at http://1.usa.gov/wQ9sCk, projects the average person with Medicare [...]
Posted February 12th, 2011 by Congressman Raul Grijalva
When I listened to the testimony yesterday of Ms. Antonia Peña, a domestic worker who volunteers at Casa de Maryland, I heard a story I’ve heard many times that never fails to affect me. Her friend Maria, who was born in El Salvador and has a two-year-old daughter, was in an abusive relationship. Because of [...]
