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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 02:01 PM Jul 2013

Rep. Vela: Senate immigration bill too heavy on enforcement; resigns from Cong. Hispanic Caucus


Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownville

WASHINGTON - A South Texas congressman resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in protest of the group's embrace of a Senate immigration bill that contains millions of dollars for drones, fences and border agents, officials said Tuesday.

Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, announced his decision to resign in a short email over the weekend following Senate approval.

Vela said he was concerned that the bill conditions a pathway to citizenship for people living in the country illegally on militarization of the border, including additional hundreds of miles of border fence.

“I hereby resign,” Vela said.

More at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/S-Texas-congressman-Senate-immigration-bill-too-4642598.php
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