Amy Goodman
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva on Gov't Shutdown & Why the Impasse Won't Slow the Fight for Immigration Reform
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October 10, 2013
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As lawmakers face increasing pressure to come to a resolution 10 days into the government shutdown, we are joined by Arizona Democrat Rep. Raúl Grijalva, cochair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "This shutdown is contrived," Grijalva says. In speaking about shutdown, Grijalva objects to oil and gas exploration being allowed on federal land while the public remains locked out. He continues to push for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship. He was among eight Democratic lawmakers arrested on Tuesday in a large civil disobedience rally for immigration reform on the National Mall. "The fight over the debt ceiling and the budget is a harbinger of the fight over immigration," Grijalva says. "Those 30 to 40 to 45 tea party extremists have done nothing but to try to block any effort with threats within their own caucus on immigration reform ... The urgency is still there and now I think it's up to us and community organizations throughout this country to ratchet up the pressure."
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