Costa Rica’s ambassador to US weighs in on the migrant dilemma LARRY LUXNER Costa Rica has long been the destination of choice for poor immigrants from neighboring Nicaragua. But now, the country is becoming a refuge for increasing numbers of Salvadorans fleeing violent crime and gangs, Cubans desperate to reach the U.S. border, and stateless “transcontinentals” arriving from as far… Read more »

Thousands of Cuban Refugees Crossing the Border At least 7,000 Cuban refugees are expected to come to the border in the next coming days. The activity at the Hidalgo International Bridge continues. For 40 years, Jose Angel Rodriguez has made his living driving a cab. He said he’s seeing more Cubans crossing the port of entry. “They get here every night, in the morning, and at night… Read more »

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Video Cuban Migrant Surge Highlighting Immigration Reform Concerns Proponents of immigration reform feel the immigration process for Cuban migrants is disproportionate when compared to the process for people coming in from other countries. Cubans who arrive at ports of entry can request asylum under the 1966 Cuban adjustment act. In the last two years, about 67,000 Cubans have come… Read more »

Cubans cross into Laredo The first wave of Cuban migrants has arrived in Laredo.   About 8,000 of the migrants recently stranded in Central America have crossed the Mexican border into the United States, the Associated Press reported Friday. Some 180 migrants flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador, and have been making their way to the U.S., with the first reaching Laredo on… Read more »

Headed for the border Cuban migrants move north ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — Nearly 200 Cuban migrants who recently arrived in southern Mexico after being stranded several months in Costa Rica began making plans on Thursday to travel to the border with the United States. Earlier this month, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar said he traveled to the Costa Rican border to see… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) offered his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address delivered Tuesday evening. The address touched on a number of topics but centered on four main questions: • How do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? • How do we make technology work for us, and not against us –… Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar Helps Secure Funding for More Immigration Judges By Michael Marks on Wed, Jan 13, 2016    Rep. Henry Cuellar, the San Antonio Democrat who sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced yesterday that he had helped secure funding for 55 new immigration judges and support staff to help adjudicate the backlog of… Read more »

A needed shift for Central America  January 13, 2016   The $750 million recently appropriated to the Central American countries that make up the Northern Triangle signals a welcome change in how this country deals with a flood of migrants from the region. The U.S. strategy has been to detain and deport families and minors, though pressure did succeed in forcing the release… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), long a champion of homeownership, announced today that he successfully included language making residents of colonias eligible to participate in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Self-help Homeownership Program (SHOP). The program will help those who live in communities that lack some of the most basic living necessities,… Read more »