A new Trump administration policy would force migrants to stay in Mexico as their asylum requests are processed, breaking sharply with current policy, The Washington Post reported late Wednesday night. According to the Post: “Central Americans who arrive at U.S. border crossings seeking asylum in the United States will have to wait in Mexico while…
Democratic House Rep. Henry Cuellar represents a southern Texas district that includes more than 290 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico. As a result he is very familiar with border issues, including the influx of undocumented immigrants, what to do with them, and how they are treated. In his district he has national guard…
President Trump’s military deployment to the Mexican border will cost U.S. taxpayers approximately $200 million by the end of 2018, according to Pentagon figures. That number, which includes the cost of National Guard forces that have been there since April, will increase greatly if the deployments continue into 2019. Trump said he plans to deploy as…
