Despite all the attention being focused on the government shutdown this week, Democrats stayed on task with immigration as they announced a comprehensive immigration proposal.

Tamar Jacoby, head of ImmigrationWorks USA, said, "Despite the appearance that would suggest everyone in Washington is focused on one thing, work is going on on other issues beneath the radar," 

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi led the group of Democrats in the announcement and stressed that immigration reform is a very important issue to take care of. The Democrats added a provision to their proposal to help gain support from conservative Republicans: Hundreds of miles of fencing on the border and the addition of 20,000 border control agents.

Jeff Hauser, a spokesperson for the AFL-CIO group that supports comprehensive immigration reform, talked to the Washington Post and expressed the urgency in passing immigration reform. Furthermore, the pressure is now on Republicans to make a move.

"The deportation crisis doesn't take a break just because we now have a budget crisis," Hauser said. "Each day, more than 1,000 aspiring Americans are being deported. That crisis must end. It's constructive that pro-immigration forces in the House are taking action because it reflects the fact that the issue remains at the forefront of the conversation among communities across the country."

Even house Republicans have hopped on board to join the immigration discussion. Reps. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, and Ted Poe, R-Texas are working on a new visa program for foreign workers, according to the Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who has always been an outspoken voice in the immigration debate, has continued to say that he wants the government to address immigration as soon as possible.