South Texas congressmen back bill to end special treatment for Cuban migrants Two Texas congressmen have introduced legislation to repeal a preferential law that grants Cubans automatic permanent residence if they set foot on U.S. soil. Republican Blake Farenthold and Democrat Henry Cuellar said Wednesday that the number of Cubans who've entered Texas in the past few months is up 60… Read more »

Proposed bill would remove Cubans' fast route to U.S. citizenship (video link below) Representatives Blake Farenthold and Henry Cuellar introduced the Correcting Unfair Benefits for Aliens (CUBA) Act to the House this week, a bill that would hold Cubans to the same standards as other immigrants from countries where the U.S. has diplomatic relations. Cubans living in the Coastal Bend… Read more »

Bound for U.S., Cuban migrants are stuck in Central America The Cuban missionary decided to immigrate to the United States, where he hopes to be a pastor at a church in Syracuse, New York. In doing so, he became part of a surge of Cuban migrants heading north. And like thousands of others, he's hit an unexpected wall. President Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba this week represented… Read more »

En EEUU piden al Congreso eliminar privilegios a inmigrantes cubanos El congresista republicano estadounidense Blake Farenthold y el demócrata Henry Cuéllar, ambos de Texas, presentaron este jueves 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… Read more »

  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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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 »