Officials see 'influx' of Cuban immigrants as lawmakers eye immigration change President Obama’s push to improve relations with Cuba has coincided with an influx of Cuban immigrants into the U.S., statistics show, amid revived talk on Capitol Hill about ending a decades-old law allowing them easy entry to the country.   “We are seeing an influx of Cubans at the Texas-Mexico… Read more »

WILL A PROPOSED BILL END SPECIAL IMMIGRATION BENEFITS FOR CUBANS? A bill that would end the so-called “wet-foot, dry foot” U.S. immigration policy for Cubans was filed in Congress last week. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a DINO from Laredo, and Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi filed the Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens (or CUBA) act, which is a… Read more »

BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION WOULD END SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR CUBAN MIGRANTS UPDATED:   Tue, MAR 29th 2016 @ 4:25pm EDT   A day after Pres. Obama’s visit to Cuba, two Texas congressmen Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) introduced the Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens(CUBA) Act, which would repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act of… Read more »

A Bill to End Favorable Treatment for Cuban Aliens Over the past several months, my colleague Kausha Luna, and to a lesser extent I myself, have been watching and commenting on Cuban migration. Migrants who manage to leave the island by hook or crook for South or Central American nations — often under the guise of "turismo" — immediately abandon that pretense on arrival and begin making… Read more »

Act seeks to help public-private deals, not add to deficit    Up in Washington, D.C., John Cornyn, R-Texas, is busy trying to pass a bill that would positively impact border cities. The bill, called the “Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act,” would encourage public-private partnerships with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the General Services Administration to boost… Read more »

Texas Congressmen: Cuban Immigrants Should Not Get Special Treatment U.S. reps. Henry Cuellar, (D-Laredo), and Blake Farenthold, (R-Corpus Christi), have introduced the Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens (CUBA) Act, which would strip Cuban immigrants of their special status.   President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba last week generated plenty of discussion about the… Read more »

EDITORIAL: Teaching immigration tolerance As hundreds of millions of Christians throughout the world celebrate Easter today and reflect upon Jesus’ teachings, which include sacrifice, discipline, tolerance, acceptance and forgiveness, we point out how these tenets can be applied to today’s heated immigration debate — particularly tolerance. His life on earth showed how suffering can… Read more »

EDITORIAL: Teaching immigration tolerance·           Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2016 7:32 am THE MONITOR EDITORIAL BOARD As hundreds of millions of Christians throughout the world celebrate Easter today and reflect upon Jesus’ teachings, which include sacrifice, discipline, tolerance, acceptance and forgiveness, we point out how these… Read more »

On Fronteras: Southwest Cities Study Bus Rapid Transit, Bill Would Change Cuban Immigration (link to podcast below) Two South Texas congressmen say it’s time to change the U.S. policy of fast-tracking Cuban immigrants for citizenship. Latino immigrants are seeking citizenship so they can vote for the next U.S. president. In Houston, a call for a federal investigation into… Read more »

On Fronteras: Southwest Cities Study Bus Rapid Transit, Bill Would Change Cuban Immigration By SHELLEY KOFLER • MAR 25, 2016 LORNEY MATALON / MARFA PUBLIC RADIO Listen Listening... 21:31 Fronteras program airing on Texas Public Radio  This week on Fronteras:  ·         Two South Texas congressmen say… Read more »