Several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus visited the hunger strikers to express solidarity.Cristian Avila, from Arizona, said he is fasting because he lives in fear of his family being divided by deportation.“Fortunately my brother, sister and I are privileged with a deferred action, but my parents are still undocumented.So every day that goes by is another day that I wonder if I am going to see my parents again, whether they are going to get picked up," said Avila.Democrat Ruben Hinojosa, who heads the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, wants the Republican majority in the House to act."There has been a lot of discussion about there not being any time left in the legislative calendar to do immigration reform, but that is not correct.The Speaker of the House has the power to bring it to the floor and to allow all 435 members of Congress to have a vote on it," said Hinojosa.Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez had harsh words for House Speaker John Boehner."So you might dictate the schedule of the House of Representatives, but we dictate the movements of this fight and this struggle.And we will be consistent and persistent," declared Gutierrez.Speaking in San Francisco, President Obama said immigration reform is long overdue, and expressed support for those who are fasting.“Right now, I'm seeing brave advocates who have been fasting for two weeks in the shadow of the Capitol, sacrificing themselves in an effort to get Congress to act,” said Obama.
美国国会拉丁裔联盟的几名成员看望了绝食者以示团结。克里斯蒂安・阿维拉来自亚利桑那州，他说之所以绝食是因为他生活在恐惧中，担心家人因驱逐而分开。“幸运的是我兄弟、姐妹和我得到延期遣返，而我父母却仍没有登记。所以一天一天过去了，我想知道是否可以再次见到父母，他们是否能被接纳。”民主党人鲁本・西诺荷沙是国会拉丁裔联盟领袖，他希望众议院中的共和党多数派能采取行动。“人们纷纷讨论，称立法议程上已经没有多少时间来进行移民改革了，但这是不对的。众议院议长有权力提交上来，让国会全体435名议员进行表决。”民主党议员路易斯・古铁雷斯言辞批评众议院议长约翰・博纳。“你可能会命令决定众议院的日程，但我们会决定这次斗争这次战斗，我们会一直坚持到底的。”总统奥巴马在旧金山发表讲话，称早就应该进行移民改革了，他表示支持绝食的群众。“现在我看到勇敢的倡导者在国会山的阴影下绝食了两周，他们牺牲自己只为努力让国会采取行动。”
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