Congressman Gonzalez revives deported vets bill

Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 10:00 pm
BY J. EDWARD MORENO STAFF WRITER
U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, is reviving a bill he filed last session that aims to end the deportation of U.S. veterans.
Gonzalez introduced the Repatriate Our Patriots Act last session, but it was blocked by then-chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Bob Goodlatte, R-Virginia. Goodlatte did not seek re-election in the November midterm election.
Jerry Nadler, a Democrat from New York, is now the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. This, coupled with Congress now under a Democratic majority, has Gonzalez hopeful that his bill has a chance to at least make it past the House.
However, he’ll likely face similar roadblocks as last session, especially if the bill makes it to the still Republican-controlled Senate. Last year, the perception of the bill as immigration reform narrowed bipartisan support, Gonzalez said.

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