Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in support of the House Democrats’ “Demand a Vote” petition.  Rep. Frankel said, “The time is long overdue for Congress to pass legislation creating a roadmap to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring Americans living in the shadows of our country.” Rep. Frankel joined with her Democratic colleagues to bring… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel announced that she is co-sponsoring a comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, introduced by Congressman Joe Garcia (FL-26) and several other House Democrats. This bill is designed to receive bipartisan support in the House. It has many provisions from the common-sense,… Read more »

On Wednesday August 28, Congresswoman Lois Frankel will participate in a town hall on immigration reform hosted by the Florida Immigrant Coalition at 5:30 p.m. at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth and hold a telephone town hall in the evening from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The town hall at Palm Beach State College is open to the public and constituents who want to join the telephone… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of comprehensive immigration reform. “I applaud the Senate’s passage of bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform. Now it’s time for the House to follow suit with a similar bipartisan approach that creates a new immigration process reflecting our values. We need a roadmap to citizenship where… Read more »

Following President Obama’s speech on immigration reform and the announcement on a bipartisan immigration reform proposal in the Senate, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the below statement: “I support President’s Obama’s call for immigration reform and am encouraged that there is a bipartisan proposal that lays out some basic parameters. Our immigration system needs to be… Read more »