Brownsville assistance centers need donations, despite fewer migrants
MGN Online
Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 9:51 pm
BY TY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
Congress has yet to signal it will act to address the influx of Central American immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley before the August recess Wednesday, even as officials close to the situation have said the flow of migrants… Read more »
U.S. Law Is Putting Children at Risk
A 2008 law for trafficking victims needs an update.
Time to change the process for unaccompanied children who come into the U.S.
By Henry Cuellar
July 23, 2014 | 9:00 a.m. EDT+ More
Over the past two months, I have toured the Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, and the Department of Health and Human Services facility at… Read more »
Texas Rep. Cuellar: No summer break until we deal with border crisis
Rep. Henry Cuellar, Texas Democrat, said Wednesday that Congress needs to stay in Washington until they pass something to deal with the influx of unaccompanied minors along the United States’ southern border.
“If we don’t finish this by July 31, we should stay here until we get this job done,” Mr.… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the Border Trade Alliance and the South Texas Property Rights Association have endorsed the Humane Act, legislation jointly sponsored by Rep. Cuellar and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to address the border crisis.
The Humane Act would:
· Treat all unaccompanied minors equally under… Read more »
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… Read more »
