\nWASHINGTON — In the wake of a new Arizona law aimed at illegal immigrants, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) on Saturday is going to join demonstrators at the White House who will likely be arrested for their protests.<\/p>\n
He expects to be booked and released. Gutierrez will be a guest on “Face The Nation” on CBS this Sunday morning<\/p>\n
Gutierrez — arrested twice in 2001 protesting the Navy’s use of the Puerton Rican island of Vieques for bombing practice — will take part in civil disobedience “to keep the pressure up on President Obama and the leaders of the Democratic party,” said Gutierrez spokesman Doug Rivlin.<\/p>\n
Gutierrez has been outspoken in his criticism of the White House for not moving faster on a comprehensive immigration bill. “When you don’t keep the pressure on and you sort of lose hope that we are going to have a bill this year, things like Arizona happen, and you are reminded why we need to keep moving forward,” Rivlin said.<\/p>\n
Last Sunday, Gutierrez was in Phoenix at a rally objecting to the new law that would allow police, in certain circumstances, to ask people for papers showing they are in the U.S. legally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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