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(LA Times) 2 Texas lawmakers offer bipartisan bill to combat border crisis

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(LA Times) 2 Texas lawmakers offer bipartisan bill to combat border crisis   Two girls watch a World Cup soccer match on TV on June 18 at a center in Nogales, Ariz., where hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held. (Ross D. Franklin / Pool Photo) By LISA MASCAROcontact the reporter PoliticsLaws and…

(My Fox Austin) Debate over border crisis continues

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(My Fox Austin) Debate over border crisis continues The debate over what to do about the border crisis continues. Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar is back in Washington after a bipartisan trip to meet with Central American leaders about the immigration problem. He's not completely onboard with President Obama's nearly $4 billion emergency funding bill. It would be used to…

(Washington Times) Texas lawmakers act on unaccompanied minors crisis at the border

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(Washington Times) Texas lawmakers act on unaccompanied minors crisis at the border Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, said Tuesday that cartels have found a “gap” in the U.S. immigration law, and the problem of unaccompanied minors crossing the border will only get worse unless Congress acts. “They’ve cracked the code,” he said on MSNBC of the cartels. “They’ve figured out this gap in…

(CNN) Bipartisan border bill unveiled, prospects uncertain

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(CNN) Bipartisan border bill unveiled, prospects uncertain Posted by CNN Senior Congressional Producer Ted Barrett (CNN) – Bipartisan legislation to curb the flood of unaccompanied minors at the southern border was unveiled Monday by two lawmakers from Texas. Sponsors believe the compromise could lead to a quick exodus for most young migrants from Central America, as demanded by…

(Fort Worth Star Telegram) Can Texas officials lead the way on the border crisis?

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(Fort Worth Star Telegram) Can Texas officials lead the way on the border crisis? Posted Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2014 Texas leaders say it’s time to stop talking and take action on the growing humanitarian crisis at the border. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is the latest Texas official to weigh in with proposed legislation to grapple with the dilemma, in which a growing number of children continue…

(Dallas Morning News) Debate on immigration and foreign policy reveal direction GOP should take

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(Dallas Morning News) Debate on immigration and foreign policy reveal direction GOP should take By Rudolph Bush Sen. John Cornyn (AP) The back and forth between our governor, Rick Perry, and a major rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. Rand Paul, has made for interesting debate. The should we or shouldn’t we argument over whether to get more deeply…

Roll Call: Homeland Security Secretary Meets with Democrats on Supplemental, Changes to 2008 Human Trafficking Law

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Homeland Security Secretary Meets with Democrats on Supplemental, Changes to 2008 Human Trafficking Law By Emma Dumain and Matt Fuller Posted at 10:14 p.m. on July 14 Johnson met with moderate Democrats on the border crisis Monday night. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson met with moderate Democrats Monday night to discuss the…

Cuellar, Cornyn Offer HUMANE Act to Solve Border Crisis

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Tomorrow, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, will introduce the Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act, legislation designed to reform current…

MSNBC: US deports families to Central America

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US deports families to Central America 07/14/14 04:25 PM—UPDATED 07/14/14 04:34 PM By Amanda Sakuma A group of families who crossed into the U.S. illegally were flown back to Central America Monday, beginning a wave of deportations that Department of Homeland Security officials said are expected to pick up in “coming days and weeks.” Roughly 40 adults and children were sent…

KGNS Pro 8 News: Cuellar commends Mexican southern border meeting

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Cuellar commends Mexican southern border meeting Posted: Fri 9:48 AM, Jul 11, 2014 By: Matt McGovern  Henry Cuellar WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of Henry Cuellar) – Congressman Henry Cuellar commended this week’s meeting of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina at the Mexican southern border to discuss the Central American immigration…