In the ongoing debate over U.S. immigration policy, Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-NY joins Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, D-Ill., left, at a news conference outlining his efforts to defeat the the HALT Act, ?Hinder the Administration?s Legalization Temptation Act,? being advanced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)