Filemon Vela: “I do not think that our work on immigration reform should be conditioned upon border security.”

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation to protect our domestic agricultural economy from the entrance of illegal agricultural products.

The right to seek asylum is enshrined in United States and international law.

I am opposed to tearing kids away from their parents.

Most of us on this Subcommittee represent pretty large swaths of land, and I can't go to any farmer in the 270 mile stretch of south Texas that I represent without hearing about how difficult it is for farmers to get loans and financing…