CUELLAR WINS PRAISE FOR HIS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE U.S.-MEXICO COOPERATION  U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has won praise for his efforts to strengthen partnerships between the United States and Mexico through additional language in the Fiscal Year 2016 omnibus appropriations bill. Border Trade Alliance Chairman Russ Jones said the legislation, which has been signed into law by President… Read more »

Customer service improvements moving too slowly, so now there’s a law Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-Texas) office is swamped with calls from citizens seeking help in getting responses from federal agencies.  The Texas Democrat knows President Barack Obama issued an executive order in 2011 telling agencies to improve customer service. But Cuellar, who is a member of the House… Read more »

Cuban colonel meets in Miami with U.S. officials  BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES Representatives of both governments agreed to “formalize” exchanges on immigration They met in USCIS office in Miami Members of Congress met with Obama administration officials to discuss Cuban migration crisis A colonel in Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior led a Havana delegation that met with U.S. officials… Read more »

Cuban policy ‘not fair,’ Dem lawmaker says (video link below)  A Democratic lawmaker tells The Hill that the policy allowing Cuban nationals instant U.S. asylum is "not fair" and needs to change. For Cubans "to get a preference where you get to stay right away is not fair, and it’s something, I think, we need to change," Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) said, sharing his frustration… Read more »

Congresista estadounidense Henry Cuellar también pide modificar Ley de Ajuste Cubano “Se tiene que cambiar”, dice McALLEN, Estados Unidos.- El congresista demócrata estadounidense Henry Cuellar se sumó hoy a las voces que piden una modificación de la Ley de Ajuste Cubano, ya que, en su opinión, supone un agravio comparativo con inmigrantes de otras nacionalidades. “Esta ley se debe y… Read more »

Chicken Little Chuckie Schumer: America's Disease-Fighting Phony MICHELLE MALKIN Latin America's Zika virus is the latest undocumented immigrant to hit our shores, but have no fear. Self-appointed Zika Warrior Prince Charles Schumer has declared that he is here to stop it. The New York Democrat has a "three-point plan" of attack to build a "firewall" that will prevent an outbreak… Read more »

http://www.kgns.tv/home/headlines/border-367551441.html Border Patrol agents concerned over reduction in resources LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Changes coming to the U.S./Mexico border has agents who work to secure it concerned. The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a reduction in aerial monitoring for an operation known as 'phalanx.' Local agents are concerned… Read more »

  El congresista de EE.UU. Henry Cuellar también pide modificar la Ley de Ajuste Cubano El congresista demócrata estadounidense Henry Cuellar se sumó hoy a las voces que piden una modificación de la Ley de Ajuste Cubano, ya que, en su opinión, supone un agravio comparativo con inmigrantes de otras nacionalidades. "Esta ley se debe y se tiene que cambiar, ya que el trato no se les… Read more »

Reducirán vigilancia aérea en frontera entre Texas y México El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional planea un recorte de cerca del 50% de los recursos para la vigilancia aérea de la frontera entre Texas y México. Según reportes, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional solicitó que se dedicaran sólo 3,850 horas de vigilancia aérea en la frontera, lo que representa sólo la mitad del tiempo… Read more »

Abbott, Cuellar Want Answers on Border Security Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to ask about cuts for aerial surveillance at the border. This year’s plan cuts resources for “Operation Phalanx” by 50 percent. The operation was established by executive order in… Read more »