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LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Congressman Hosts Student to see Obama

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Congressman Henry Cuellar will host an elementary school student from Laredo to see President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. The student, Anthony Garcia, 11, who attends Cuellar Elementary School, was chosen out of 105 fifth-grade students at the school who participated in an essay-writing competition about positive habits that have made them a better leader, and…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Local Elementary Student Attending State of the Union Address

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Local elementary student attending State of the Union Address By: Victoria Young LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - On Tuesday, president Barack Obama will give his last State of the Union Address, an event that some call historic. One Laredo student will be joining Congressmen Henry Cuellar at Tuesday's State of the Union Address. Libraries are typically quiet places, but on this day…

KRGV: Immigration Courts Backlogged Across the State

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Immigration Courts Backlogged Across the State Posted: Jan 11, 2016 6:59 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 11, 2016 6:59 PM CST    SAN JUAN – Immigrations courts are backlogged across the state of Texas. The need for more immigration judges in the Rio Grande Valley is crucial. There are 55 new immigration judges ready to be put to work. At the La Union Del Pueblo Entero, there…

WLUC TV6 Morning News Video

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concern, according to recent polls federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, agreeit should be sots brian babin, "i think national security is top issue this year and i think it's going to stay that "instead of spending time way." Henry Cuellar, repealing health care and planned parenthood, what we ought to be focused on, national security, border security." kristine oc - stand up…

MARTINOTICIAS: "The New York Times" Estima en 11,000 Los Cubanos Varados en Centroamerica

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"The New York Times" estima en 11.000 los cubanos varados en Centroamérica Unos 11.000 cubanos están varados en Centroamérica y listos para entrar a Estados Unidos, dice el diario The New York Times en un reporte dominical sobre su situación migratoria. El éxodo es considerado por algunos funcionarios como una estampida, dice el diario. Según la nota,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Cubans, Fearing Loss of Favored Status in U.S., Rush to Make an Arduous Journey

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  Cubans, Fearing Loss of Favored Status in U.S., Rush to Make an Arduous Journey By FRANCES ROBLES LA CRUZ, Costa Rica — In Gretchen López’s slumber, during whatever winks of sleep she could get in a crowded open air shelter, she dreamed she was sending money to her mother in Cuba to renovate her crumbling house and buy delicious food. “But I woke up and I was…

NOTICIAS TERRA: Congresistas texanos atentos a migración de cubanos

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Congresistas texanos atentos a migración de cubanos Congresistas texanos expresaron su inquietud ante la oleada de cubanos varados en Costa Rica que intentan llegar a Estados Unidos vía terrestre a través de la ciudad de Laredo, Texas. Henry Cuellar, representante político del sur de Texas, cuya jurisdicción abarca de la ciudad fronteriza de McAllen hasta San Antonio, refirió que…

Congressman Cuellar Announces Efforts to Control Carrizo Cane and other Invasive Species Along the Rio Grande

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of provisions to speed the control and removal of Carrizo cane and other invasive species along the Rio Grande in the government funding bill. This is a continuation of Congressman Cuellar's years-long leadership on this environmental and security issue. Carrizo cane is a fast-growing invasive plant species that has…

Rep. Cuellar Visits with Leaders in Costa Rica to Discuss Cuban Migrant Crisis

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX-12), as well as U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica S. Fitzgerald Haney and Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States Román Macaya, traveled last week to the Costa Rican border with Nicaragua to see firsthand how Central America is dealing with a recent surge of Cuban migrants who are trying to make it to the United…