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May 30, 2014 - House Democrats and leaders of several advocacy groups held a press conference in which they called on House Republican leadership to allow a vote on immigration reform.  "This is crippling and destroying the fabric of America," said Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL).  "We need to se action and progress and legislation by the 4th of July," he said.  On May 27 Obama delayed the review of deportation policies he had initiated back in March in hopes of encouraging action by House Republicans.
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