Today Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX-27) introduced the Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens (CUBA) Act (click for text). The bill would ensure that Cuban immigrants are held to the same immigration standards as nationals of other countries with which the United States has established diplomatic relations. Diplomatic relations between the United… Read more »

EDITORIAL: US Cuban assistance program unfair as relations change   Ramon Espinosa | The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 5:35 am THE MONITOR EDITORIAL BOARD IMMIGRATION SERIES — Read The Monitor’s ongoing immigration series since 2014 at myrgv.com/brokenborders/ As President Barack Obama is in Havana this week meeting with Cuban President Raúl… Read more »

Cuellar introduces bill that would end special benefits for Cuban immigrants Just one day after President Barack Obama met with Cuban President Raul Castro on his home turf, Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, introduced an act in Congress that would strip Cubans of their special treatment upon entering the U.S. The Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens (CUBA) Act, co-written by Rep.… Read more »

EE.UU.: Piden en Congreso eliminar privilegios a inmigrantes cubanos Los congresistas estadounidenses Blake Farenthold (republicano) y Henry Cuéllar (demócrata), ambos de Texas, presentaron este 23 de marzo un proyecto para poner fin a los beneficios exclusivos que las leyes migratorias norteamericanas otorgan a los cubanos. Los dos legisladores señalaron en una declaración que, debido… Read more »

Proponen derogar preferencia migratoria para cubanos Dos congresistas texanos, un demócrata y otro republicano, presentaron el miércoles un proyecto de ley para anular el trato preferencial que las leyes migratorias conceden actualmente a los cubanos, quienes obtienen la residencia permanente con tan solo poner pie en territorio estadounidense. El republicano Blake Farenthold y el… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) condemned the terrorist attacks perpetrated across Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday. So far, it has been reported that 34 are dead and at least 200 have been wounded, among them at least nine Americans. The terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks. The attacks took place at Zaventem airport outside the Belgian capital as well… Read more »

Report: More than 18,500 Cubans have crossed through South Texas since October BY THE TEXAS TRIBUNE TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND 2016 MORE MEDIA by Julián Aguilar | The Texas Tribune The same week President Obama makes the first trip to Cuba by an American president in almost 90 years, The Rolling Stones will play a free concert in Havana -- the first open-air show there by… Read more »

Congress calling for improved international cooperation following Brussels attacks Posted: Tue 3:22 PM, Mar 22, 2016 By: Peter Zampa Posted Tuesday, March 22, 2016---3:21 p.m. WASHINGTON (Gray DC) ---Four months after terror struck Paris, the Islamic State claimed more attacks in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. With the international community on high alert after roughly 30 were… Read more »

Congress reacts to Brussels attack Posted: Tue 7:32 PM, Mar 22, 2016 By: Peter Zampa WASHINGTON, D.C. (KGNS) - With the international community on high alert after roughly 30 were killed in Brussels , members of congress discussed how the U.S. Should proceed. Terror in Brussels has Congress clamoring for answers once again. Answers as to how the United States can keep the… Read more »

Cubans breeze across Texas border; lawmaker believes change is needed BY MELISSA VEGA MONDAY, MARCH 21ST 2016   LAREDO, Texas -- In the small border town of Laredo, you'll find Cubans sitting on the steps of Cubanos en Libertad, or Cubans in Freedom. Cubans are entering the United States through Mexico and crossing over to Laredo in record numbers. News 4 San Antonio caught… Read more »