Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas is already preparing to work with incoming border czar Tom Homan to strengthen border security.
The Cuellar area borders Mexico, advocated on behalf of He worked with Homan at a time when some of his fellow Democrats openly rebelled against his support for mass deportations. While Cuellar wanted to know more about border policy, he stressed that there is already much that can be done right now.
“We can quickly deport people under Title A, we can 'remain in Mexico,' we can do a whole lot of things in terms of policies that will work immediately,” Cuéllar said Tuesday. Ta. “I was actually in touch with Tom today and we were talking about meeting up when I get back to D.C. in the next week or so. I think we'll find a lot in common.”
Representative Henry Cuellar argued that common ground could exist between the two parties on border security. (Christopher Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Cuellar added that he reached out to Homan himself, who was also open to discussions.
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“I mean Tom knows what is needed and I can teach him my experience. It's interesting that Tom and I are talking. We agree on everything. “Maybe not, but we can certainly agree that criminals and criminals should be quickly deported.”National security official says 1.3 million still here with final deportation order These are the final deportees of people,” he said. “Some of the recent players across the country are players we need to look at. So I think there's a lot we can do, and certainly Mexico has done a lot, but they need to do a lot more. It can be stopped.'' Use fentanyl to stop people from entering the country. ”
Cuellar said he plans to meet with incoming Border Czar Tom Homan next week. (Photos by Christian Torres/Anadolu, Getty Images and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Cuellar encouraged Democrats to talk to Homan at the border, stressing that there are things the two parties can agree on when it comes to border security.
“I said to some of the Democrats, we could agree to deport criminals. Some were hesitant. Some were hesitant. I said if you can’t even agree to expulsion, then it’s a mistake,” Cuellar said.
He also believed that President-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on Mexico would ultimately motivate Mexico to support border negotiations.
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“Well, let me say this: Laredo is the largest port. We handle 40% of all trade between the United States and Mexico. I know that Mexico will come to the table to negotiate.''
“But no one wants to impose a 25% tariff on them. The Mexicans are threatening to do the same. We don't want to be involved in that,” Cuellar said. “But I think this will definitely bring Mexico to the table and help us resolve issues around immigration and fentanyl.”
Cuellar has criticized the Biden administration for its sloppy response at the border. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Cuellar has frequently criticized the Biden administration and Democrats for ignoring and sometimes exacerbating the border crisis and excluding migrants who are overwhelming border cities.
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