Bound for U.S., Cuban migrants are stuck in Central America
The Cuban missionary decided to immigrate to the United States, where he hopes to be a pastor at a church in Syracuse, New York. In doing so, he became part of a surge of Cuban migrants heading north. And like thousands of others, he's hit an unexpected wall.
President Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba this week represented… Read more »
En EEUU piden al Congreso eliminar privilegios a inmigrantes cubanos
El congresista republicano estadounidense Blake Farenthold y el demócrata Henry Cuéllar, ambos de Texas, presentaron este jueves un proyecto para poner fin a los beneficios exclusivos que las leyes migratorias norteamericanas otorgan a los cubanos.
En virtud de la Ley de Ajuste Cubano, aprobada por el Capitolio en… Read more »
Proposta quer acabar com tratamento diferenciado a cubanos
O projeto de lei foi redigido pelo deputado democrata Henry Cuellar e o deputado republicano Blake Farenthold, ambos do Texas
Com poucos dias passados da visita histórica do Presidente Barack Obama à Cuba, foi apresentado um projeto de lei surpreendente que ajustaria os cubanos aos mesmos padrões que milhões de… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Cuellar, Farenthold target provision benefiting Cuban immigrants
Two Texas congressmen have introduced legislation designed to roll back the automatic benefits and legal status that Cuban immigrants receive shortly after reaching U.S. ports.
The filing comes as Texas — specifically the region from Laredo to Brownsville — has seen a surge of Cuban immigrants seeking… Read more »
EDITORIAL: US Cuban assistance program unfair as relations change
Ramon Espinosa | The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 5:35 am
THE MONITOR EDITORIAL BOARD
IMMIGRATION SERIES —
Read The Monitor’s ongoing immigration series since 2014 at myrgv.com/brokenborders/
As President Barack Obama is in Havana this week meeting with Cuban President Raúl… Read more »
Cuellar introduces bill that would end special benefits for Cuban immigrants
Just one day after President Barack Obama met with Cuban President Raul Castro on his home turf, Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, introduced an act in Congress that would strip Cubans of their special treatment upon entering the U.S.
The Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens (CUBA) Act, co-written by Rep.… Read more »
EE.UU.: Piden en Congreso eliminar privilegios a inmigrantes cubanos
Los congresistas estadounidenses Blake Farenthold (republicano) y Henry Cuéllar (demócrata), ambos de Texas, presentaron este 23 de marzo un proyecto para poner fin a los beneficios exclusivos que las leyes migratorias norteamericanas otorgan a los cubanos.
Los dos legisladores señalaron en una declaración que, debido… Read more »
Proponen derogar preferencia migratoria para cubanos
Dos congresistas texanos, un demócrata y otro republicano, presentaron el miércoles un proyecto de ley para anular el trato preferencial que las leyes migratorias conceden actualmente a los cubanos, quienes obtienen la residencia permanente con tan solo poner pie en territorio estadounidense.
El republicano Blake Farenthold y el… Read more »
Report: More than 18,500 Cubans have crossed through South Texas since October
BY THE TEXAS TRIBUNE TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND 2016
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by Julián Aguilar | The Texas Tribune
The same week President Obama makes the first trip to Cuba by an American president in almost 90 years, The Rolling Stones will play a free concert in Havana -- the first open-air show there by… Read more »
Congress calling for improved international cooperation following Brussels attacks
Posted: Tue 3:22 PM, Mar 22, 2016
By: Peter Zampa
Posted Tuesday, March 22, 2016---3:21 p.m.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) ---Four months after terror struck Paris, the Islamic State claimed more attacks in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. With the international community on high alert after roughly 30 were… Read more »
