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McAllen Monitor: EDITORIAL: Congress should act, not point fingers on immigration reform

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EDITORIAL: Congress should act, not point fingers on immigration reform Posted Yesterday In announcing major policy changes regarding immigration last week, President Barack Obama has delivered a major gift to the soon-to-be Republican controlled Congress. The question remains how Congress chooses to use that gift. They can use Thursday’s announcement as more fodder to complain…

WOAI: Border Cities Crime Rate Among Lowest in USA

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Border Cities Crime Rate Among Lowest in USA When Gov. Rick Perry deployed the National Guard to the Texas Mexico border he cited an increase in crime caused by illegal immigrants, and the general view of the Rio Grande Valley is of a lawless area where undocumented immigrants are running rampant in the streets.   But FBI statistics released by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo)…

KGBT: Rep. Cuellar: FBI stats show border communities have fewer murders than bigger cities

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KGBT: Rep. Cuellar: FBI stats show border communities have fewer murders than bigger cities by Ashly Custer Posted: 11.18.2014 at 10:07 PM Statistics released by the FBI show that there are fewer murders in border towns than in other bigger cities in Texas. While that may surprise some in the community, legislatures and law enforcement say they aren't. The top…

KGNS: Cuellar releases latest FBI statistics

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Cuellar releases latest FBI statistics Posted: Mon 2:04 PM, Nov 17, 2014 By: Matt McGovern Email WASHINGTON, DC (Office of Henry Cuellar) - Congressman Henry Cuellar released a compilation of the latest statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations that show a lower murder rate in cities along the Texas-Mexico border than in other major cities across the nation…

KGNS: How does Laredo compare to other cities when it comes to crime?

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How does Laredo compare to other cities when it comes to crime? Posted: Mon 10:21 PM, Nov 17, 2014 By: Justin J. Reyes  LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - The FBI has released statistics showing the murder rate in cities along the Texas-Mexico border to be lower than other major cities across the nation. These statistics compare Laredo to larger cities like Detroit and Washington…

Newsmax: Rep. Cuellar: Americans Tired of 'Partisanship' on Immigration

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Newsmax: Rep. Cuellar: Americans Tired of 'Partisanship' on Immigration Friday, 14 Nov 2014 12:43 PM By Wanda Carruthers It's time for Congress to act on finding a legislative solution to problems with the nation's immigration system, Rep. Henry Cuellar told "Fox & Friends." "I certainly believe that we should have a legislative, or bi-legislative, solution to this," the Texas…

Der Spiegel (Germany): Obama's borders

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Obama's borders  He has pushed immigration reform, Latinos upset and a security problem on the southern border: Now President Obama and his Democrats risk of losing their majority in the Senate. A multimedia report by Sebastian Fischer and Sandra Sperber, Texas   When Barack Obama just once again promises that he will not give up the fight that he wants to pull the thing,…

LuisValtierra.com: Patrulla Fronteriza recluta agentes; 100 serán para frontera con México: Henry Cuellar

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Patrulla Fronteriza recluta agentes; 100 serán para frontera con México: Henry Cuellar By Primitivo Lopez | on 27 octubre, 2014 | Laredo, Tx.- Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, la agencia responsable de la seguridad de los Estados Unidos en los puertos de entrada y fronteras internacionales, recluta personal para el puesto de agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza en la frontera suroeste…

Televisa: Congresista de EU pide respeto para mexicanos que cruzan la frontera

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Congresista de EU pide respeto para mexicanos que cruzan la frontera Por: Primitivo López Fuente: Noticieros Televisa 21. Oct. 2014 NUEVO LAREDO, México, oct. 21, 2014.- Con la creación de tres grupos operativos, el gobierno de los Estados Unidos extrema la seguridad y vigilancia en su frontera con México para evitar una nueva crisis migratoria como la ocurrida con los niños…