Gutierrez Says Congress Must Revise Immigration Policy 

Despite rapid growth in the nation's Hispanic population, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., said Hispanics will not exert proportional political influence until Congress revises immigration policy to allow undocumented residents [a bunch of illegals] to legalize their status [extort Americans] - a point Gutierrez plans to press when the Congressional Hispanic Caucus meets with President Bush Monday. "I think you need to continue to help people going from residents to citizens," Gutierrez said in a wide-ranging interview with Congress Daily Thursday. As chairman of the Hispanic Caucus' immigration task force, Gutierrez introduced an immigration amnesty bill last month that would allow anyone residing in the United States for five years to seek permanent resident status, the first step toward citizenship.