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Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), and 43 House Democrats sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson urging him to review their detainer practices and to halt the use of immigration detainers in their current form.
"The rapidly evolving situation in Iraq is deeply troubling. The current situation is a product of President al-Maliki's failure to create an inclusive government and it will only end when he makes the difficult political choices necessary to unify Iraq. If he fails in this regard, the future of Iraq will be in serious question. That is why President Obama is correct in pressuring the Iraqis to think beyond military action.
This week the President announced that the administration would be delaying the release of their review on deportation policy due to concerns that it would interfere with immigration reform in the House. CongressmanSmith released the following statement after the announcement:
The U.S. Commerce Department designated the Puget Sound aerospace industry as one of 12 Manufacturing Communities in the country. This designation will support manufacturing job growth and economic development in the Puget Sound region. Earlier this year, Congressman Smith wrote a letter supporting this designation and after the news released the following statement: