2007 congressional review: A mixed bag for Hispanics

The first session of the 110th Congress began in 2007 with a pair of significant firsts for the Hispanic community:

Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., became the first Latina ever to chair a full congressional committee when she took over the House Small Business Committee, and Democrat Silvestre Reyes of Texas became the first Hispanic to chair the influential House Select Committee on Intelligence.

The year began with high expectations on a number of fronts, including immigration. Democrats had largely run in 2006 on the promise that if they won control of Congress, they would certainly take up comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to legalize many of the estimated 12 million undocumented persons residing in the United States.”*

*From: www.scrippsnews.com
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