about the Rep and other issues. He is a new congressman-just sworn into Congress in January.
http://riograndeguardian.com/rep-gonzalez-too-many-veterans-are-being-deported
Rep. Gonzalez: Too many veterans are being deported
By Steve Taylor -
March 12, 2017 280
SAN JUAN, RGV – U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez says he is looking for Republican members of Congress to co-author legislation to help veterans who have been deported.
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Gonzalez made his comments in an interview with the Rio Grande Guardian following an immigration town hall meeting and news conference he held with U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at La Unión del Pueblo Entero on Saturday.
During the interview, Gonzalez also spoke about his goal of mobilizing more Hispanics to vote in the Rio Grande Valley and in Texas as a whole.
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Asked what issue could spur Hispanics to vote in much greater numbers in Texas, Gonzalez said: “I am thinking this should be one issue, the divisions that are happening in Latino communities across the country. And all the negative rhetoric (towards Mexico and Mexican Americans). It is so un-American and it sounds pretty awful.”
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McAllen immigration attorney Carlos Garcia spoke at the immigration town hall meeting Rep. Gonzalez organized. Asked later if Rep. Gonzalez’s ideas for voter mobilization might work, Garcia said: “Yes. The Republicans are in total control right now but that does not mean we cannot be active, that we can’t resist. It is extremely important that we do. As one of the community members said, if we don’t do it, who else is going to do it for us? It is really important we get involved.”
Several pics of the Town Hall....at link:
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