Press Releases

State Legislators for Progressive Immigration Policy (SLPIP) released a statement in response to the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton blocking the state of Arizona from enforcing the most misguided parts of their recent anti-immigrant law (SB 1070).

On July 1, 2010, President Obama delivered an address highlighting the continued importance of federal comprehensive immigration reform at American University in Washington, D.C. State Legislators for Progressive Immigration Policy (SLPIP), a rapidly growing and diverse group of state legislators from around the country, released a statement in response to President Obama's remarks.

At a press briefing co-hosted by Progressive States Network and the National Immigration Law Center, members of State Legislators for Progressive Immigration Policy (SLPIP) -- a dynamic and rapidly growing group of 54 legislators representing 28 states -- unveiled legislation they are advancing in their states to promote the effective integration of immigrants as critical members of communities and state economies

Progressive States Network issued this statement in response to the introduction of the American Power Act (APA) in the United States Senate.

Progressive States Action and State Legislators for Progressive Immigration Policy (SLPIP) released a following statement in response to the release of a new Senate draft proposal for comprehensive immigration reform.

Progressive States Action and State Legislators for Progressive Immigration Policy (SLPIP) released this statement in response to Gov. Brewer’s signing of SB 1070 into law in Arizona

Progressive States Action and State Legislators for Progressive Immigration Policy, a group of state legislators committed to supporting comprehensive immigration reform that reflects our core values as a nation, released this statement in response to the passage of Arizona's Senate Bill 1070.

The Progressive States Network applauds the Federal Communications Commission's efforts to partner with state leaders in order provide universal broadband service to the American people. State legislators are ready to work with their federal counterparts to guarantee high-speed broadband to all residents of this country.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 4, 2010

This statement is in response to a press conference held Monday morning by the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council in Washington DC, in association with the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), featuring a letter signed by 100 state legislators opposing the Senate health reform bill.