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El Financiero: ¿Por qué importan las ideologías de los candidatos estadounidenses a México?

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Para nuestros dos países, que comparten una de las fronteras más largas del mundo, un alto volumen de comercio de cerca de 1.5 millones de dólares al día, y con 22 millones de estadounidenses de origen mexicano que vive en los Estados Unidos (EU), las buenas relaciones diplomáticas son la base fundamental para el éxito de nuestras economías. Al ser un representante de EU en…

RioGrandeGuardian: VELA CRITICIZES TRUMP AT PARTY CONVENTION

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Congressman Filemon Vela of Brownsville criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a speech at the State Democratic Party convention. In the speech, Vela referred to an open letter he recently sent to Trump which told the billionaire businessman where to shove his border wall proposals. Vela referenced the letter in his speech. “I wrote that letter because Donald Trump…

RIOGRANDEGUARDIAN: CABEZA DE VACA CONFIRMS HIS INTENTION TO WORK WITH TEXAS

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CABEZA DE VACA CONFIRMS HIS INTENTION TO WORK WITH TEXAS   MISSION, RGV – The Governor-elect of Tamaulipas says he wants to work closely with the mayors of the Rio Grande Valley. Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca held a breakfast meeting with the mayors of McAllen, Mission and Hidalgo on Wednesday. It was held at Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission and was hosted by Rigo…

'At the limit,' Mexico buckles under migrant surge to U.S.

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'At the limit,' Mexico buckles under migrant surge to U.S. Central American migrants rest next to the train tracks while waiting for the freight train 'La Bestia', or the Beast, to travel to north Mexico to reach and cross the U.S. border, at Arriaga in the state of Chiapas January 10, 2012. Reuters/Jorge Luis Plata/File Photo Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central…

DHS funding for new headquarters slashed in FY 2017 bill

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DHS funding for new headquarters slashed in FY 2017 bill A House Appropriations subcommittee delivered a major setback to the funding of a consolidated Homeland Security Department headquarters campus on Wednesday. The $41.1 billion DHS funding bill passed the subcommittee, but it cut $126 million in funding from the St. Elizabeths headquarters campus in Southeast Washington,…

KFOX14: The effort to change Cuban immigration policy

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The effort to change Cuban immigration policy EL PASO, Texas. A viewer named Kyle complained about U.S. immigration policy. He asked me why it's so easy for Cuban immigrants to get residency in this country compared to other Latin American immigrants. As I explained last Thursday, it's because of a federal law created a half-century ago during the Cold War. It gives Cuban immigrants…

CNSNEWS: Rep. Henry Cuellar: ‘The Border Is Safer Than Washington, D.C.’

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Rep. Henry Cuellar: ‘The Border Is Safer Than Washington, D.C.’ (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) told C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Thursday that the U.S.-Mexico border is safer than the nation’s capital. “The border is safer than Washington, D.C. The murder rate here might be three to four murders per 100,000. Where you and…

LAREDOKGNS:C-SPAN Washington Journal Visits Gateway City

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C-SPAN Washington Journal Visits Gateway City Thursday was the final day C-SPAN visited Laredo during a two-day televised event focusing on the border. During these past two days the C-SPAN Washington Journal, they've talked about issues pertaining to the border like immigration, border Security and trade. They came after an invitation from Congressman Henry Cuellar who…

CNSNEWS: Rep. Cuellar Wants to Change the Law Giving Cuban Border-Crossers 'Pure Amnesty'

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Cuban migrants talk with a Costa Rican immigration official at the border with Nicaragua as they try to make their way to the United States. (AP File Photo) (CNSNews.com) - It's time to change the Cuban Adjustment Act, which gives automatic amnesty -- and taxpayer assistance -- to the tens of thousands of Cubans who are making their way to U.S. soil, says Rep. Henry Cuellar…

Rep. Henry Cuellar: ‘The Border Is Safer Than Washington, D.C.’

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Rep. Henry Cuellar: ‘The Border Is Safer Than Washington, D.C.’ Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) told C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Thursday that the U.S.-Mexico border is safer than the nation’s capital. “The border is safer than Washington, D.C. The murder rate here might be three to four murders per 100,000. Where you and I work in Washington, D.C., I believe it’s 15.9 murders per…