John Cornyn says his proposal is an ‘antidote’ to heal immigration system,...
In response to those who have described the immigration plan he introduced today as “a poison pill” to kill comprehensive immigration reform, Texas Sen. John Cornyn said it would have the opposite...
View ArticleCornyn defends his RESULTS amendment as Senate resumes immigration debate
Sen. John Cornyn strongly rejected characterizations of his RESULTS amendment as a “poison pill” on the Senate floor this afternoon, calling boosted border control an essential condition to closing...
View ArticleCornyn walks off Senate floor as McCain, Schumer skewer his border...
Arizona Sen. John McCain and New York Sen. Charles Schumer lambasted Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s border control amendment on the Senate floor this afternoon as the chamber convened for the third day of...
View ArticleMore border enforcement amendments shot down, but Gang of Eight still hoping...
The Senate voted this afternoon on four of the five pending amendments to the immigration reform bill penned by the Gang of Eight, rejecting two Republican border security measures. Amendments needed...
View ArticleSenate passes 3 immigration amendments, none from Cornyn or Cruz
Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have thus far failed to strengthen the border security provisions of the Gang of Eight immigration bill. Cruz proposed seven new amendments today.
View ArticleCornyn expresses ‘shock and amazement’ at Corker-Hoeven border enforcement...
While Texas Sen. John Cornyn said the Corker-Hoeven proposal "moved this bill in a constructive direction," he questioned how the amendment differed from his own to garner the support of Gang of Eight...
View ArticleNapolitano’s resignation prompts Texas Republicans to blast Obama border...
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Friday that she would be resigning from her post to become president of the University of California. “While Secretary Napolitano and I have...
View ArticleCongressional Black Caucus recommends Sheila Jackson Lee for Homeland...
Conservative bloggers went wild Monday when they got wind of the Congressional Black Caucus' nomination of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston to the post of Secretary of the Department of Homeland...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers head home as national spotlight turns to southern border
As Republicans continue to blast President Barack Obama for causing a "humanitarian crisis" along the nation's southern border, Texas lawmakers are heading home to gauge the impact of the surge in...
View ArticleHomeland Security Secretary pushes for funding for ICE, Border Patrol
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urged Congress on Tuesday to approve an emergency spending request before funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement run out next month.
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