Tag: Rep. Henry Cuellar

Biden’s Budget ‘Falls Short’ on Combatting Illegal Immigration: Top Democrat

April 19, 2023
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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, expressed concern on April 18 that President Joe Biden’s proposed budget “falls short” of what’s needed to combat illegal immigration along the southern border. Cuellar made comments expressing reservations about the budget during an April 18 hearing of the Appropriations Committee, where members…

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Texas Democrat: Vice President Making ‘Politically’ Safe Trip to Southern Border

June 24, 2021
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Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to visit the U.S. southern border in El Paso, some 800 miles from the epicenter of the surge in illegal immigration in the Rio Grande Valley, has been described by a Texas Democrat as “politically safer.” Both Republicans and Democrats from border states have been urging Harris for months to visit the U.S.-Mexico…

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Biden Admin’s ‘Don’t Come Now, Come Later’ Messaging Not Being Heeded by Migrants: Rep. Cuellar

March 12, 2021
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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), whose district shares a border with Mexico, said the large number of migrants coming to the U.S-Mexico border are listening to smugglers’ or family members ’ over the Biden administration’s “Don’t come now, come later” messaging. Illegal border crossings along the southern border hit 100,411 in February, according to recently released figures, including…

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