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Wilson County News: Cornyn, Cuellar propose HUMANE Act

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Wilson County News: Cornyn, Cuellar propose HUMANE Act July 23, 2014 | 46 views |  WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, introduced the Helping…

WOAI Radio - Study: Currently no 'Downside' for Illegals to Attempt to Get Into the USA

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Study: Currently no 'Downside' for Illegals to Attempt to Get Into the USA Posted Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 @ 11am A study done by the University of Texas at El Paso and headed by the former Chief of the El Paso Sector of the Border Patrol concludes that currently, there is no downside to Central Americans making an effort to get into the U.S., and, as long as that situation continues,…

The Hill: Dems reject border 'ultimatums'

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Dems reject border 'ultimatums' By Mike Lillis - 07/23/14 12:21 PM EDT House Democratic leaders warned Wednesday that softening a 2008 immigration law to expedite deportations of children would sink any effort to provide emergency funding at the southern border. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), joining GOP leaders in the Senate, has insisted that new…

Dallas Morning News: Homeland Security secretary won’t take position on National Guard troops in border crisis

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Homeland Security secretary won’t take position on National Guard troops in border crisis By Kimberly Railey Members of the media listen as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson speaks at a press conference on June 30, 2014 in Edinburg, Texas. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Nathan Lambrecht) A day after Gov. Rick Perry ordered 1,000 National Guard troops to…

Border bill fits Rep. Henry Cuellar's history of bipartisanship

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Border bill fits Rep. Henry Cuellar's history of bipartisanship By KIMBERLY RAILEY AND TODD J. GILLMAN Washington Bureau Published: 22 July 2014 11:39 PM WASHINGTON — Rep. Henry Cuellar has never been shy about breaking party ranks. But in recent weeks, the Laredo Democrat has taken that to new levels. He alienated the White House by publicly — and relentlessly — prodding the…

Gov. Perry to send National Guard troops to Mexican border amid migrant crisis

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Gov. Perry to send National Guard troops to Mexican border amid migrant crisis Texas Gov. Rick Perry used his executive authority to activate up to 1,000 National Guard troops to help secure the Texas border region against "criminal alien" activity. (Reuters) By David Nakamura and Karen Tumulty July 21 at 8:09 PM    Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced…

The Hill: Time runs short for border bill

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Time runs short for border bill By Cristina Marcos - 07/22/14 06:00 AM EDT Congress is running out of time to pass an emergency funding measure to address the surge of child immigrants crossing the border. Both the House and Senate are set to recess for their five-week August break on July 31, and Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on the content and price tag of…

WOAI: Immigration Numbers Falling as National Guard 'Surge' Begins

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WOAI: Immigration Numbers Falling as National Guard 'Surge' Begins   Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 @ 6am As the Texas National Guard prepares for deployment to the Rio Grande Valley, new figures released by U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) show the rush of Central American children into Texas may be slowing, Newsradio 1200 WOAI's Michael Board reports.   'It was recently a…

Dallas Morning News: Deduct immigrant costs from foreign aid, Lewisville congressman says

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Dallas Morning News: Deduct immigrant costs from foreign aid, Lewisville congressman says By KIMBERLY RAILEY Washington Bureau krailey@dallasnews.com Published: 21 July 2014 11:30 PM Updated: 21 July 2014 11:33 PM Update at 7:52 p.m.: Rep. Henry Cuellar, the Laredo Democrat, said Monday that any proposal to slash foreign aid would “definitely go the wrong…