Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday released the following statement on the Republican National Committee’s post-election roadmap, which included support of immigration reform:
“We are hopeful the leaders within the Republican party will take this suggestion to heart. If so, it could provide a real boost for the prospects for immigration reform. The truth is, neither party benefits from a continued impasse on this issue. If Republicans dig in against common-sense reform, it will be hard for their party to move forward. But if Democrats try to use immigration as a partisan, wedge issue rather than seek real solutions, it will backfire on them, too.”
Schumer is a member of the “Gang of 8,” a bipartisan group of senators working on comprehensive immigration reform.
