Daily Border Bulletin: Rubio Balancing Immigration Revision, House Group Found a Way Forward, Toeing the Line

Submitted by Emma Buckhout on 6/6/13

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Rubio Balancing Immigration Revision with Fragile Support Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) continues to negotiate behind the scenes with Republicans in both the Senate and the House to build support for immigration reform legislation. “It’s very simple: If people want immigration reform, we’re going to have to improve the border-security elements of the bill, and we’ll have to make people confident that what we’re doing is enough,” Rubio said. “That’s what I’m going to focus on.” 

House Group: We’ve “Found a Way Forward” on Immigration The bipartisan group working on immigration reform in the House of Representatives announced last night that they have “found a way forward” on formulating a comprehensive bill for their chamber after meeting with select Senate Republicans. Though Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador has stepped away from the group over healthcare issues, he said remains committed to immigration reform in the House.

Toeing the Line Perhaps one of the most important parts of the proposed immigration reform legislation pending in Congress includes investment in US ports of entry along the border. Carlos Puig, columnist for the Mexican newspaper Milenio, shares a vignette of how the currently overtaxed and inefficient border infrastructure is costing time and money. It would greatly benefit from the funding President Obama and many members of Congress have requested.