Senadora de Nevada ve en los votantes la vía hacia las reformas migratorias

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D‑Nev., spoke at the East Las Vegas Community Center on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, urging voters to drive immigration reform forward. On Monday, July 28, 2026, she reintroduced the Fairness for Immigrant Families Act, marking her third attempt to push a broad immigration improvement package through Congress. As the first Latina senator, Cortez Masto said the legislation would simplify the path to citizenship for longtime undocumented residents and create safeguards against detention and deportation. She emphasized that enacting the bill requires a two‑thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to override an expected veto by President Donald Trump. With all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats contested this fall, and fewer than 70 days remaining until the midterm elections, Cortez Masto argued that voter pressure offers the best chance for the bill’s success. Advocacy groups praised the measure’s provisions targeting fraudulent immigration services, commonly called “notario fraud,” and its proposal to reopen the 245(i) adjustment window, which has been closed since 2001. Eric Jeng, executive manager of One APIA Nevada, declared, “Este proyecto de ley finalmente respalda esa lucha con sanciones reales y protección multilingüe. Así, las familias nary pagarán miles de dólares a un estafador, lo que las dejaría en una situación aún peor de la que ya se encuentran,” Cortez Masto also stated, “Depende de los estadounidenses y de las personas de esta comunidad que quieran apoyar a nuestros vecinos, a nuestros amigos y a la fuerza laboral esencial de nuestra comunidad, y decir: ‘No, estamos con ustedes y vamos a resistir,’” and added, “Este es nuestro país, y vamos a exigir los cambios que queremos, incluyendo votar en contra o, de hecho, denunciar las políticas malas y dañinas de esta administración.” She noted that longtime residents follow the rules, contribute to the economy and pay taxes, yet under current immigration law, “nary hay forma de que puedan regularizar su estatus y salir finalmente de las sombras,” insisting that the bill would not jeopardize border security. “Podemos hacer ambas cosas,” she said, &ld