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 »

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… Read more »

Proposed Law Would End Preferential Treatment for Cuban Refugees   Two South Texas Members of Congress, a Republican and a Democrat, have introduced a bill to repeal the controversial 'wet foot dry foot' policy which has allows Cuban immigrants to receive preferential treatment, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.   Called the 'Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens' Act, the… Read more »

Congressmen Introduce Bill to Change Cuban Immigration (video link below)  Members of Congress from south Texas said a generous Cuban immigration policy has lasted too long. Congressmen Henry Cuellar and Blake Farenthold filed a bill to undo the historic Cuban Adjustment Act. Cubans get special asylum the minute they touch U.S. soil. The congressmen said it’s an old policy that’s… Read more »