Support a pathway to legalization for undocumented immigrants who have stayed out of trouble and live in the community.

We need a pathway to legalization for the hard-working men and women who have stayed out of trouble and are living in our communities in the shadows.

Calls for a pathway to legalization for undocumented immigrants who meet those conditions.

Marc Veasey on Immigration
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"We need comprehensive immigration reform. We need a pathway to legalization for the hard-working men and women who have stayed out of trouble and are living in our communities in the shadows."

Veasey's 2012 campaign position explicitly promised a pathway to legalization for undocumented immigrants who stayed out of trouble and lived in the community.

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Survey of 2012 House campaign websites
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The fact sheet says Veasey was a "Champion for Comprehensive Immigration Reform" and lists efforts including meetings with immigrant advocates, an immigration roundtable, and co-sponsorship of immigration-related bills.

After taking office, Veasey publicly described himself as a champion of comprehensive immigration reform and documented concrete immigration advocacy work.

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Congressman Marc Veasey - Fact Sheet - Immigration
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Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (Introduced 06/16/2016). Latest Action: 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Status: Introduced.

Veasey introduced an immigration-related bill, but it stalled at introduction and referral without enactment.

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H.R.5503 - American Dream Promise Act | Congress.gov
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Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (Introduced 04/06/2017). Latest Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Status: Introduced.

Veasey continued to advance the same idea with a later bill, but it also stalled in committee and never became law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.2071 - American Dream Promise Act | Congress.gov
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During debate on H.R. 16, House Democrats stated the bill "would provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, temporary protected status holders, and deferred enforced departure recipients."

Congressional Record shows Veasey's caucus allies pushing a bill with the same pathway-to-citizenship goal; it was advanced rhetorically, but not enacted.

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Congressional Record | Congress.gov
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