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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar talks about immigration, train travel, and the presidential race
Congressman Henry Cuellar talks about immigration, train travel, and the presidential race (Sinclair Broadcast Group)
SAN ANTONIO -- Congressman Henry Cuellar sat down with our Michael Garofalo to talk about immigration, possible train travel between Texas and Mexico, and the presidential… Read more »
Cuban migrants scramble to claim special status in US
Panama has been flying hundreds of Cuban migrants to Mexico, dropping them off close to the U.S. border so they can cross into America. The flights, expected to finish this month, are part of a deal with the Mexican government to relieve a backlog of migrants.
Panama is the latest of several Central American countries to close its… Read more »
The First Lady of Honduras, Ana Rosalinda García de Hernández, toured the Laredo North Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Laredo today. She was personally invited by Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28). First Lady García de Hernández also speak to students at Texas A&M International University regarding immigration and her tour of similar… Read more »
Cuellar says bill to end Cuban Adjustment Act unlikely to pass during election year (interview link below)
Records show 100,000 Cubans have come to the U.S. seeking amnesty in the past two years.
Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar some of our neighbors from the south are sending at least 30,000 more to the Texas border.
"They're sending them directly on charter planes to the boarder of… Read more »
Familias centroamericanas piden asilo y un alto a las deportaciones ante el Congreso
Este miércoles familias centroamericanas, entre ellos 12 niños, acudieron al congreso para solicitar "leyes que les protejan" y el amparo legal necesario para poder optar por asilo en Estados Unidos.
Niños centroamericanos y sus padres viajaron de Waukegan, Illinois a la capital del país para solicitar… Read more »
Bipartisan Push Could Expand Work Visas (video link below)
Immigration reform may be on hold, but a change has been made to allow more immigrants into the U.S. temporarily.
Republicans and Democrats have been behind the changes that were made to the appropriations bill for this year.
The changes affect the H2-B work visas for temporary workers for low skilled jobs.
It would not… Read more »
Asciende México en turismo internacional, confirma ONU
El presidente Peña Nieto recibe informe del secretario de la OMT, Taleb Rifai; habla con legisladores de EU de migración y seguridad fronteriza
Francisco Reséndiz
El presidente Enrique Peña Nieto recibió ayer en la Residencia Oficial de Los Pinos al secretario General de la Organización Mundial de Turismo (OMT), Taleb… Read more »
