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August 28
Highlighted Blogs 

Employer-Sponsored Green Card Processing Takes 3.4 Years, All-Time High - Immigrant workers seeking U.S. green cards now face record delays, with regular processing times stretching to 3.4 years in 2025—nearly double the 1.9 years in 2016. The processing delays come on top of the time to wait for a green card cap slot to become available under the annual green card caps, which is often many years. These growing delays, layered on top of annual visa caps and procedural hurdles are undermining America’s competitiveness in the global talent market.

McCaul, Amo Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Streamline Defense Production for the U.S. and Allies - The Chinese Communist Party is working at lightning speed — in collaboration with its friends in Iran, Russia, and North Korea — to outpace the free world’s defense production base and shape the future of warfare. The AUKUS security pact is working to ensure the U.S. and our allies maintain the edge. 

Rep. Tony Gonzales Leads the Way in Combating Oil Theft in West Texas -The theft of crude oil, equipment and materials has increased exponentially in recent years. This criminal activity is being conducted in a well-coordinated, and sophisticated manner, often in rural areas of the state, making it difficult to identify, respond to and prosecute these crimes, especially given limited resources for law enforcement. This issue is not only a threat from a financial and national security perspective, but also a significant safety concern to workers and communities.

Featured Topic

ID and Tax

"ID and Tax" is a system where unauthorized immigrants would be background checked, 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.
Additional Blog Posts

American Energy is Back in the Driver's Seat

Take Me Strait to Texas

Texas Alliance for Life Supports HB 7 After Key Revisions in Committee Substitute Address Concerns

Congressman Ellzey to Host Service Academy Events  

August Pfluger Best of Constituent Correspondence and Outreach Award  

Cornyn Praises Pres. Trump’s Approval of Cameron County’s Gateway International Bridge Project  

Naturalization Ceremony in San Angelo  

Apply for FEMA Assistance by September 4th

Arrington Completes Fourth Day of Rural County Roundtables
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