Reclaman en Estados Unidos cese de privilegios para migrantes cubanos El congresista republicano estadounidense Blake Farenthold y el demócrata Henry Cuéllar, ambos de Texas, presentaron 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 1966, y la política de pies secos-pies mojados instaurada por la administración de William Clinton (1993-2001), los emigrantes... 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 a la existencia de estas provisiones legales, la cantidad de cubanos que ingresaron durante los últimos meses a... Read more

Today, for the 10th time since starting in Congress in 2005, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual Spirit of Enterprise Award, given in recognition of his support for pro-jobs, pro-growth policies in the first session of the 114th Congress. This past year Congressman Cuellar was given a 94% rating by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This marks the 28th year that the U.S. Chamber has formally honored the accomplishments of this select group of members of ... Read more

El día de hoy, por la décima vez desde que entró a la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, el congresista Henry Cuéllar por el distrito 28 de Texas fue galardonado con el reconocimiento Espíritu Empresarial, conocido como “Spirit of Enterprise”, por la Cámara de Comercio de Estados Unidos por su apoyo para desarrollar trabajos y el crecimiento de la economía durante la primera sesión del 114º Congreso. El año pasado, la Cámara le otorgó al congresista Cuéllar una clasificación de 94 por c... Read more

Trump dominates in Texas border town where proposed wall would be built Cruz may have taken the state on Super Tuesday, but Trump’s wins along border prove he hasn’t been shunned by Latinos despite controversial immigration plan A candidate who has described Mexicans as rapists and criminals and whose core immigration plan is to make Mexico pay for a giant wall ought not to prosper on the southern border. Yet Donald Trump was embraced on Tuesday by voters in America’s most Hispanic city. Trump w... Read more

Hillary Clinton supporters: We won’t underestimate Trump like GOP did After former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s performance on Super Tuesday left her well-positioned to win the Democratic presidential nomination, her supporters are insisting Wednesday they aren’t going to underestimate GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump the way, they say, that Republicans did. “I used to think that Donald Trump would be the easiest candidate to beat. … You have a lot of good moderates like Rubio,... Read more

Froman: ‘Historic’ trade year within grasp FROMAN: ‘HISTORIC’ TRADE YEAR WITHIN GRASP: U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman is using the release of President Barack Obama’s annual trade agenda today to make a full-blown pitch for Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership, arguing it would continue a bipartisan tradition of trade liberalization spanning more than 80 years. Story Continued Below “Trade is one of America’s longest-running bipartisan success stories,” Froman says in the ... Read more

US Congress commemorates Khojaly massacre The US Congress held on Feb. 25 a special event devoted to the Khojaly massacre. The event, organized as part of the "Justice for Khojaly" international awareness campaign, was attended by US congressmen, congressional staff, US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick, members of the diplomatic corps, as well as Turkish ambassador to the US Serdar Kılıç and representatives of the Azerbaijani and Turkish communities in the US. Addressing the event,... Read more

Bill Clinton; "Make America whole again" By John W. Gonzalez February 22, 2016 Updated: February 22, 2016 9:27pm Former President Bill Clinton greets supporters of his wife while on the campaign trail in Laredo. LAREDO - Boasting ties to South Texas going back four decades, Hillary Clinton is solidly ahead in the Democratic presidential race with the Texas primary a week away, a leading supporter said Monday. So why would former President Bill Clinton need to campaign for her here when a dozen o... Read more

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 Obama, has numerous provisions to increase cooperation between the two countries. “The Border Trade Alliance thanks Rep. ... Read more