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BRAZILIAN VOICES: Proposta quer acabar com tratamento diferenciado a cubanos

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  Proposta quer acabar com tratamento diferenciado a cubanos O projeto de lei foi redigido pelo deputado democrata Henry Cuellar e o deputado republicano Blake Farenthold, ambos do Texas   Com poucos dias passados da visita histórica do Presidente Barack Obama à Cuba, foi apresentado um projeto de lei surpreendente que ajustaria os cubanos aos mesmos padrões que milhões de…

THE BROWNSVILLE HEROLD:U.S. Reps. Cuellar, Farenthold target provision benefiting Cuban immigrants

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U.S. Reps. Cuellar, Farenthold target provision benefiting Cuban immigrants Two Texas congressmen have introduced legislation designed to roll back the automatic benefits and legal status that Cuban immigrants receive shortly after reaching U.S. ports.  The filing comes as Texas — specifically the region from Laredo to Brownsville — has seen a surge of Cuban immigrants seeking…

Cuellar, Farenthold Introduce the CUBA Act

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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…

THE MONITOR: EDITORIAL: US Cuban assistance program unfair as relations change

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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…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Cuellar introduces bill that would end special benefits for Cuban immigrants

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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.…

RADIO HABANA CUBA: EE.UU: Piden en Congreso eliminar privilegios a immigrantes cubanos

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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…

EL DIARIO MX: Proponen dereogar preferencia migratoria para cubanos

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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…

Congressman Cuellar Condemns Violence in Brussels

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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…

TEXAS TRIBUNE: Report: More than 18,500 Cubans have crossed through South Texas since October

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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…

NBC: Congress calling for improved international cooperation following Brussels attacks

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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…