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 »

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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 »

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Updated: Cornyn welcomes Jacobson’s appointment as Ambassador to Mexico MCALLEN, RGV – Texas senior senator in Washington, John Cornyn, has welcomed the Senate’s long-awaited confirmation of Roberta Jacobson as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. The Senate confirmation was made Thursday through unanimous consent – without a roll call – once U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio dropped his opposition. “The… Read more »

Fear of policy change causing Cuban Influx More take chance to reach America. WASHINGTON (AP) — While more than 50 years of enmity between the United States and Cuba is slowly vanishing, the renewed relationship is raising concerns among some on the communist island nation the United States also could erase a unique immigration policy that favors Cubans. Those fears are largely… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today hosted an international meeting at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to discuss the threat of the Zika virus in Texas. The meeting discussed what actions the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other state, local and international health agencies are taking to prevent further spread of the virus and address how all… Read more »