By Dallas Morning News Editorial
Congress, this one is on you … again.
U.S. immigration policy has been badly broken for more than two decades. Attempts by former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama to craft reasonable, sweeping immigration policies stalled, then cratered under the weight of partisan opposition in Congress from the party not in the White House.
Our immigration… Read more »
By Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
About a hundred miles due east of El Paso, at the foot of the majestic Guadalupe Mountains, is a vast salt flat. Centuries ago, Spanish settlers along the Rio Grande near today’s El Paso organized ox trains to mine the salt and haul it back home for cooking and food preservation. (Salineros, they were called.) These days, according to the few… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern about Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s use of floating aquatic barriers on the Rio Grande.
The letter, signed by seven additional Members of the Texas Delegation, comes as these barriers may warrant potential violations of… Read more »
Today, Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) are announcing the Dignity Act of 2023, a historic, bipartisan immigration reform bill. This legislation has been over six months in the making; it addresses border security and infrastructure, creates legal status for undocumented immigrants already living in the United States with the possibility of… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on the upcoming end of Title 42 this week:
“I have been and remain in constant communication with local leaders in El Paso to discuss daily apprehensions, shelter space, resources, and in recent days and weeks, the growing population in and around Sacred Heart Church. This situation is similar to what… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security issued a notice of proposed rule on asylum eligibility:
“I am disappointed that the Biden Administration is choosing to limit access to asylum, which is one of the few remaining legal pathways many migrants have for fleeing violence and seeking refuge… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) attended the 2023 Munich Security Conference, participating joining the conference’s international townhall on migration titled “Resetting Migration: Moving Toward Opportunities.”
Congresswoman Escobar participated alongside Kyriakos Mitotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic and Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home… Read more »
Over the last two days, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) hosted 7 Members of Congress on a Congressional Delegation visit to El Paso. The purpose of this visit was for Representatives to gain a comprehensive look at the challenges migrants, federal law enforcement agents, and our community as a whole face along the border.
“I’m thrilled 7 of my Democratic colleagues joined me in… Read more »
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s calls to investigate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in El Paso aiding with migrant arrivals a day after the Governor reinstated his economically disastrous DPS port inspections:
“The significant number of migrants arriving at our southern border, which… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement on recent migrant arrivals in El Paso’s border sector:
“The extraordinarily high numbers of migrants arriving daily in El Paso has created an unprecedented strain on our community and requires significantly more federal resources as well as a broader, whole-of-government response. Our local… Read more »
