Last night’s CNN debate on national security highlighted significant differences among the GOP presidential candidates — in particular, between Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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DHS Refutes Lamar Smith’s Immigration “Stonewalling” Allegations
Responding to “stonewalling” allegations by U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, Homeland Security officials said they are spending hours compiling immigration arrest data. If it doesn’t please the congressman’s committee, DHS could be held in contempt.
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Two Mayors, Two Views on Using War-Zone Equipment on Border
Mayors of cities along the Texas-Mexico border intent on protecting the images of their communities are drawing vastly different conclusions about a proposal that would bring in equipment from overseas war zones to bolster border-security efforts.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson on the sharp rise in the number of Texans on food stamps, Aguilar investigates the Black Market Peso Exchange, Grissom on the humbling of John Bradley, Hamilton on the tweet heard round the world, Ramsey and Murphy on the newest redistricting maps, Ramsey on why Formula 1 screeched to a halt, Ramshaw and Tan scrutinize Rick Perry’s attack on congressional insider trading, Root on Perry’s plan for a “part-time citizen Congress” and M. Smith on already ugly State Board of Ed races: The best of our best content from November 14-18, 2011.
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Guest Column: Call Them “Unauthorized”
Whether we use the word illegal or unauthorized, alien or migrant, or whether we call it a banana, the only thing that matters is whether, and when, we enact meaningful, and comprehensive, immigration reform.
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Guest Column: Call Them “Illegal”
I suppose as a legal immigrant to this country at the age of 4, I might have a different perspective from those who have not had at least part of those terms applied to them during their lives.
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Guest Column: Call them ‘Unauthorized’
Whether we use the word illegal or unauthorized, alien or migrant, or whether we “call it a banana,” the only thing that matters is whether, and when, we enact meaningful, and comprehensive, immigration reform.
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Guest Column: Call Them ‘Illegal’
I suppose as a legal immigrant to this country at the age of four, I might have a different perspective than someone who has not had at least part of those terms applied to them during their life.
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Weekend Insider: Border Business Trouble, West Texas Wind Boom
In this edition of the Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, reporter Julian Aguilar explains the challenges and temptations facing business owners on the border. And reporter Morgan Smith takes us to West Texas, where school districts have benefited from the wind energy boom.
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Inside Intelligence: The Big Issue Facing Texas Is…
In our nonscientific survey of the state’s governmental and political insiders, we asked about big problems, immigration, the death penalty, public education and whether Texans would vote for a Mormon if they agreed with that candidate on issues.