Houston Chronicle: Cornyn, Cuellar, propose fix for the child immigrant crisis Illegal child migrants from Central America would have seven days to request asylum once they are screened by the federal health and human services workers, under a bill expected to be filed Tuesday to stem the flood of unaccompanied children on the Texas border. Immigration judges would have 72 hours to… Read more »

(NBC) Texas Lawmakers Announce bill to Expedite Removal of Kids at Border BY FRANK THORP V A bipartisan duo of lawmakers has introduced a bill they hope will address the influx of unaccompanied minors at the southern border by changing a 2008 law that requires children coming from Central American countries to be treated differently than children that come from Mexico and… Read more »

Texas lawmakers unveil bipartisan fix to child immigrant crisis at border In what may present a path toward legislative action on the overflow of child immigrants at the southern border, Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, both of Texas, will on Tuesday introduce a bill that would amend the 2008 law that many critics believe is hampering… Read more »

The Brief: A Bipartisan Texas Effort to Address Border Crisis ·         by John Reynolds ·         July 15, 2014 US Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX 28th District) speaks with Rep. Doug Miller R-New Braunfels, during a visit to the Texas Capitol on February 19th, 2013. The Big Conversation A… Read more »

(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… Read more »

(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… Read more »

(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… Read more »

(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… Read more »

(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… Read more »

(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… Read more »