Laredo, like many border areas in the United States and Mexico, depends on the movement of people and goods across the border to keep their economies strong and healthy. Thousands of people cross our international bridges to visit with their loved ones, to work, or to shop. Making border crossings more efficient should be one of our priorities. Recently I read a letter in the Laredo… Read more »

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McCaul border security plan gets support from Texas lawmakers By Lisa Hagen, Washington Bureau October 7, 2014 WASHINGTON — As the polarizing issue of immigration policy remains at a stalemate, Texas lawmakers from both sides of the aisle generally support House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul's plan to measure threats along the southern border and recommend… Read more »

Q&A with U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar  Sandra Sanchez | ssanchez@themonitor.com Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014 11:26 am EDITOR’S NOTE: U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo was the only Democrat to vote for controversial immigration reform legislation earlier this year following a surge of undocumented immigrants into South Texas. He explains during a Sept. 26 meeting with The… Read more »

  Immigrant families released into the US fail to report back by Brett Crandall Posted: 09.29.2014 at 6:39 PM   According to an Associated Press report, an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed tens of thousands immigrants families aren't meeting with federal immigrant agents as instructed. When more than 60,000 immigrant families… Read more »

Cuellar: No Evidence that ISIS is Slipping into the US from Mexico Posted Thursday, September 25th 2014 @ 6am  by Jim Forsyth U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar, whose district includes a large stretch of the Texas Mexico border and has become the unofficial border issues expert in Congress, tells Newsradio 1200 WOAI that there remains no evidence that ISIS terrorists are using the… Read more »

The Brief: Pre-Trial Elbows Thrown in Perry Case  by John Reynolds  Sept. 24, 2014 The Big Conversation The special prosecutor overseeing the criminal case against Gov. Rick Perry let his frustration be known on a request by Perry's attorneys to excuse him from appearing at an Oct. 13 pre-trial hearing. “He's asking for special favors, and as far as I'm… Read more »

A proposal to create a bi-partisan border-security commission was aired on Saturday, as Texas' political leaders continued to disagree on the best way to secure the Lone Star State's 1,200-mile border with Mexico. Read more »

Note – this article originally ran in the Texas Tribune   Cuellar: Debate on immigration surge set to re-emerge ·         Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2014 8:12 pm Julián Aguilar | The Texas Tribune EL PASO — The congressional debate about how to address the influx of unaccompanied Central American minors crossing illegally into… Read more »

Texas lawmakers react to Obama's plan for ISIS threat KVUE9:32 p.m. CDT September 10, 2014 AUSTIN -- After President Barack Obama announced his plan to combat ISIS/ISIL on Wednesday night, Texas lawmakers voiced their opinions on the announcement. Republican Congressman Lamar Smith released the following statement: "This week, we mark the thirteenth anniversary of the worst terrorist… Read more »