the city of laredo offered them for one dollar, 18 months of a facility that is right there. we met with them on a thursday. by monday morning, they just disregarded everything we said. when i asked them how much money we're going to spend, they couldn't tell me, a venue, they didn't want to tell me, and actually, it was, it literally would be a $70 million contract, $35 million in laredo, where they put this in an area that is go ith toing to be, that has flooded in the past and the international water commission gave the okay and they started doing that, i called the commissioner, she had no idea, a little bit after that, they had given the okay. i mean i can understand you all are moving fast, it was before you were there, but one dollar, for 18 months, a facility that would have been a better place for ya'll, better place for the people that are coming in through the mpp program, but they decided to spend $35 million to put tents there. now, they said, well, we don't know how many people are going to come in. you know the numbers. 50% of them are never going to show up. i

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budget also, i'm proud of this can contains funding for the first of its kind amo air facility in laredo, texas. that's going to be an incredible milestone. lastly, tcos have not and it will not stop looking for the next method or technique that were given strategic advantage for smuggling illegal contraband and people. counterfeit goods, gang members, the list goes on that they smuggle into this country have permeated into every town, city and state in our nation. we must continue to be vigilant, stay ahead of the threat, and coverage of the address these our nation. i think the members of this committee for this opportunity to appear before you today. i absolutely look forward to your questions. thank you. >> commissioner, last year dhs announced a pilot to use border patrol agents to conduct credible fear interviews come something that by law has been the responsibility of the uscis. after going down to the border last week, my staff were told that cbp officers are now a part of this effort. we heard the pilot was intended to mitigate a shortage of uscis asylum officers. is this accur

-mÉxico border in places like guerrero viejo or mier or roma, texas, ultimately laredo texas, cotula, old mexican city, secret mexican city in the united states. so it's part of the fascinating story of san antonio, the way that many people from all over the world found their routes here. as we say somos todos uno, we are one. during the mexican revolution there was a huge number of people who came here seeking refuge that the city's demographic makeup shifted again and by the middle of the 20th century this was a majority mexican city again as it has been ever since. i grew up in a sense in a place where i was thought of as a minority but we were a majority-minority city, and that way we attested to america's future. a majority-minority city in the majority -- what was becoming majority-minority republic. so a lot of that work i think as chicano writers, artists, filmmakers, attest to those transformations, trying to encompass as much as that history and cultural meaning that we can bring to our work. i've always felt that the latino community, the mexican-american, the chicano commu

appreciate what you're doing working with the bulkhead in laredo. i want to say thank you because y'all have been outstanding on that part. i appreciate it. the other one around my area is san ignacio. san ignacio is the oldest town in zapata and they have a u.s. national register of historic -- it's part of the u.s. register of historic places. u.s. national historic landmarks, recorded texas landmark also. at the laredo college, i think today, there's a board meeting where the army corps is going to ask, of course, the request for access, and i think your folks have sent that also. and there is a historic board -- ft. mcintosh there that was established many years to protect the area there. to coordinating and trying come up with reasonable compromises and committed to doing that. >> we spoke to the governor and he's willing to do the same thing. it will be an international riverwalk like they have in san antonio if it gets to that point on that. thank you very much. thank you to your men and women also. >> before we end the hearing, i want to str

appreciate what you're doing working with the bulkhead in laredo. i want to say thank you because y'all have been outstanding on that part. i appreciate it. the other one around my area is san ignacio. san ignacio is the oldest zapata, and they have a u.s. national register of historic -- it's part of the u.s. register of historic places. u.s. national historic landmarks, recorded texas landmark also. at the laredo college, i think today, there's a board meeting where the army corps is going to ask, of course, the request for access, and i think your folks have sent that also. and there is a historic board there that was established many years to protect the area there. so again, i know y'all have something there about historic places. i would ask you to just be very sensitive to those areas, as you know in the past, we have added language, the committee has added language to protect the chapel, the butterfly center, a couple other places. in san ignacio and the laredo area, we ask you to take a look at that. take the community folks into considerat

-mexico border and places like -- ultimately laredo, texas, growing ever closer to this old mexican citythis secret mexican city in the united states. so it's part of the fascinating story of san antonio, the way many peoples from all over the world found their routes here. as we say -- from all roads we are one. during the mexican revolution, there was such a huge number of people who came your seeking refuge that the city demographic makeup shifted again. by the middle of the 20th century this was a majority mexican city again, as it has been ever since. i grew up in a sense in the place where i was thought of as a minority, but we were a majority-minority city. that way we attested to america's future. a majority-minority city in -- what was becoming a majority-minority republic. a lot of that work as chicano writers, artists, filmmakers attest to those transformations, trying to encompass as much of that history and cultural meaning as we can bring to our work. i've always felt that the latino community, a mexican-american, the chicano community, the chief connects community of the s

don hutto residential center in taylor, texas to a new immigration jail in laredo, texas. last week, the women had led a sit-in to protest a lack of medicacal services and prolonged detention periods. an official at the interior department official inserted misleading and false information about climate change into at least nine agency reports. "the new york times" reviewed the reports and found false claims, including the idea increased carbon dioxide is beneficial for the earth's atmosphere and denial there is a scientific consensus the earth is heating up. the man who pushed the agency to add the lies to official reports is indur goklany, who was promoted in 2017 after trump came into office. he has represented the u.s. during high level climate negotiations at the united nations. and in los angeles, a video showing the husband of l.a. county's district attorney pointing a gun at black lives matter activists has gone viral -- onene day ahead of the prprir in which d.a. jackie lacey is up for reelection. >> get off of mymy porch. i'm going to shoooot you. get off of m my

san antonio is three hours from the mexican border, from nuevo laredo. the proximity to mexico has been beneficial to san antonio long-term. because of immigration. when the mexican revolution began in 1910, there were so much violence, the mexican citizens, many began crossing the rio grande and coming into texas and were settled in refugee camps and tens of thousands came to san antonio. for many years they lived in the poorest centers of town. as the generations went on, they became leading citizens in the community. we have henry gonzalez, our first hispanic congressman, in the 1950's. and that has helped make san antonio the kind of places today. ♪ i think would be important for people to realize as they learn about san antonio, to understand what a distinctive and diverse city it is. are innificant its roots history, and how much it has contributed to the history of the country. time in sanr antonio, the c-span cities tour visited various historic sites. next we take you to randolph air force base to hear about the city's aviation history. -- milit

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when they arrive in with the laredo they're being systematically kidnapped shelter managers n.g.o.s amigrants themselves have told out 03 out of 4 people on this program are either what we have working for more than one yet now wire reporting recent even a kidnapping for families share their stories with us this salvadoran traveling with 2 small children it happened just after being left on the border bridge like the others he was too frightened to show his face. i was skiing disparate and i took a taxi in just 2 blocks a black truck blocked us off they told me to get out they put us in a truck and took us to a house where they kept us for 5 days he says 21 others were in the safe house to. all of them kidnapped they had been as wayland's haitians people from cameroon and mexicans. everyone told a similar stories asylum seekers appeared to be picked off as soon as they enter the city their relatives are then cool for the ransom listen to this 16 year old honduran. my mom was scared crying she didn't know what. do she can get together the $800.00 they want and it appears highly organiz

under fire stories of migrants being victimized come to light from home reports now from wherever laredo in mexico. at. the moment we cross the border from the u.s. into norval already the mix coped with told to put the camera down. this town's in the grip of organized crime despite that it's where the u.s. is shipping out those who've come to the states asking for asylum shuttling them across the border to wait for months between hearings under a policy called n.p.p. all remain in mexico. when they arrive in new have a lower level that being systematically kidnapped shelter managers n.g.o.s a migrants themselves have told out to 03 out of 4 people on this program in what are either what we have working for more than one yet now wire reporting recent even a kidnapping for families share their stories with us this salvadoran traveling with 2 small children it happened just after being left on the border bridge like the others he was too frightened to show his face. i was skiing disparate and i took a taxi in just 2 blocks a black truck blocked us off they told me to get out that put us in

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all we have is webb county, the home of laredo, about 1% of the statewide population. 254 counties inanders, you want votes everywhere you can get them. bernie sanders in the lead here. a typy percentae tiny percenta. let's keep an eye on this. we expect joe biden to be viable in texas, we'll see if michael bloomberg is viable in texas. senator elizabeth warren so far, again in these very, very early results, that's disappointing. you mentioned oklahoma a short time ago. let's pop this up and bring it in. again, we're at 1%, we have a long ways to go. joe biden at 25%, michael bloomberg viable right now in oklahoma. is he get going some payback for all that investment. he is viable for delegates in oklahoma. it was one of the states that he hoped biden would collapse and he would win. we'll see what happens. biden ahead at the moment. you just said bloomberg was leading in tennessee. that one flipped. that's the fun of live election night, especially in contests that are close and competitive. joe biden has pulled 217 votes ahead. could change a lot. watch the colors change as live re

17th century, they went to the water itself where became the us-mexico border in places like texas, laredo, places in texas. to this old mexican city. this secret mexican city in the united states. so is a fascinating story the way that many people from all over the world found around here. that all roads, via one. during the mexican revolution. there was such a huge number of people who came here to seek refuge. the city demographics makeup shifted again. by the middle of the 20th century, this was the majority mexican city again. as it has been ever since pretty so i grew up in a sense in a place where i was thought of as a minority but we were a majority minority city. and that way we attested to americans future. a majority minority city and a majority, it was becoming a majority minority republic. so as a chicano writer, artist, filmmaker, attested to those transformations. trying to encompass as much of that history and a cultural meaning as we can bring to our work. i've always thought that the latino community in the mexican-american and chicano communities in the units communities