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Cornyn Teams Up With Dem Obama Critic On Border Bill

Cornyn Teams Up With Dem Obama Critic On Border Bill

Legislation set to be introduced Tuesday aims to deal with the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border by expediting the processing of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors from Central America.  Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Democratic Rep.

Luis Gutierrez to Obama: Go to Border, 'Own' Immigration Issue

Luis Gutierrez to Obama: Go to Border, 'Own' Immigration Issue

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said President Barack Obama should go to the U.S.-Mexico border and “own” the immigration issue. On this weekend’s Political Capital with Al Hunt on Bloomberg TV, Gutierrez said the “world is looking” at Obama, and he “should go to

Rep. Gutierrez: Don't Make It Easier To Send Illegals Back

Rep. Gutierrez: Don't Make It Easier To Send Illegals Back

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) believes illegal immigrant children from Central America should be treated differently from those from Mexico. While illegal immigrant children from Mexico can be immediately deported, those from countries “other than Mexico” cannot under current law. When asked

Dem Rep: Obama Administration 'One Step Behind' on Border Crisis

Dem Rep: Obama Administration 'One Step Behind' on Border Crisis

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said the Obama administration’s handling of the humanitarian crisis of thousands of undocumented minors illegally flooding across the U.S.-Mexican border was “one step behind.” “With all due respect to

Dem Congressman: We Must Detain and Immediately Deport Them

Dem Congressman: We Must Detain and Immediately Deport Them

HOUSTON, Texas–As illegal immigrants continue to pour across the border, word is spreading in Central America that migrants with children (“family units”) will get to stay in the U.S. Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo, TX) told Breitbart Texas that most Mexican migrants who cross the

Nervous Dems Want Party to Embrace Balanced Budget Amendment

From The Hill: Democrats in Congress are urging their party leaders to get behind a balanced-budget amendment (BBA), fearing that Republicans will use the issue as a political weapon in 2012. President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress have spoken