THE BORDER TOWN OF MCALLEN, TEXAS, A WINTER TEXAN PARADISE, WAS VERY MUCH IN THE NEWS LATELY WITH THE MOUNTING CRISIS IN THE IMMIGRATION INFLUX OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN.
Texas lawmakers Senator John Cornyn (R) and Representative Henry Cuellar (D) announced legislation Monday, July 14, to speed the removal of thousands of Central American kids from the US-Mexico border. Under current law, the kids are allowed to stay while awaiting an eventual hearing in the backlogged of immigration court system. The Cornyn-Cuellar Bill would amend a 2008 law passed to address victims of sex trafficking. The law guaranteed protection to unaccompanied youths arriving from non-contiguous countries -- anywhere except Mexico and Canada. Immigrant advocacy groups and key Senate Democrats are opposed and making it unclear if there will be a deal or no deal. So far, more than 1,200 had been returned home as of the end of June out of the 57,000 children who have arrived at the border.
Will this proposed legislation by two concerned Members of Congress be dead in the water of Rio Grande River?
Congressman Cuellar posing with two of his constituents who were attending a job fair.
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THE TOWN OF MCALLEN, TEXAS WAS ALL-AMERICA CITY OF 1996. Most Winter Texans are retired folks who came from all over the United States and Canada to escape the harsh northern weather. There are also Mexican nationals coming from the neighboring towns of Matamoros, Monterrey and Reynosa. Winter Texans pumped over $329 million to the local economy according to a 2001 survey. A typical Winter Texan is 68 years old with an income of $41,500. There was only one Filipino (a doctor) in McAllen in 1974. Then the Garcias and Prudencios came from the Philippines in the early 1980s as the next pioneers. Now, there are more than one thousand Filipinos in McAllen, mostly nurses. They were recruited by a nursing agency in Houston. There are more than 5 Filipino doctors, 3 Filipino restaurants and stores and 1 Filipino newspaper - The Manila Monitor. There are also many Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indians and Middle Eastern visitors who permanently stayed to enjoy the beautiful sunny year-round weather.
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