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October 3
Highlighted Blogs 

Immigration Isn’t Causing Unemployment - While announcing an interest rate cut last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made comments about immigration that many have misconstrued to argue that immigration is increasing unemployment. Immigrants are not taking jobs away from Americans or causing the unemployment rate to rise. A decline in immigration would be a bad sign for the labor market. Immigrants come when job opportunities exist. As the labor market has cooled, fewer immigrants have been crossing the border illegally since the start of the year. 

Congressman Keith Self Sends Letter Condemning United Nations General Assembly for Adopting Resolution Ostracizing Israel - The United Nations General Assembly recently adopted a resolution calling for the removal of Israeli Jews from the Old City of Jerusalem, amongst other heinous demands. Congressman Keith Self responded with a letter to the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) condemning the resolution and demanding consequences for the nations opposing Israel. In the resolution, the UN General Assembly demanded the removal of Israeli Jews from the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” which includes the Old City of Jerusalem. The resolution also demanded a diplomatic and economic boycott of Israel, as well as Israel’s military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Cornyn, Warren Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Army ‘Dustoff’ Crews Signed Into Law - This year marks the 51st anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended U.S. combat operations in the Vietnam War. The moniker “Dustoff” refers to the radio call sign of the helicopter-borne medical evacuation teams that landed in hostile conditions to save wounded Americans and our South Vietnamese allies. Between 1962 through 1973, Dustoff crews were responsible for transporting 900,000 United States casualties. During this period, soldiers assigned to Dustoff crews had a one-in-three chance of being wounded or killed. 

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ID and Tax

"ID and Tax" is a system where unauthorized immigrants would be issued tamper-proof IDs, would be taxed at the same or a higher rate than American citizens, and would be required to work for employers who deduct and match taxes. Find out more about the problems we face and the solutions.
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Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Strengthen Cross-Border Trade, Guard Against Terrorism Signed Into Law

Rep. Tony Gonzales Announces $750K in Grant Funding for Del Rio

Defunding DHS 'Experts Group' Bill Passes Committee

Rep. Roy issues statement on H.R. 9747

White House Relied on Flawed Data to Ban LNG Exports
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