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Mar 31, 2022 · WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela will formally resign from Congress late Thursday in a move that officially kicks off what’s expected to be a scramble to replace him in a special...
Apr 1, 2022 · Rep. Filemon Vela, a Texas Democrat, officially resigned from Congress on Thursday night to take a position at a law and lobbying firm in Washington, DC, starting the process to set up a...
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Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) has resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in an apparent protest over the coalition’s tacit embrace of the Senate’s immigration bill, which...
In July 2013, Vela quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus because of his opposition to the Hoeven - Corker Amendment that tied border security to a pathway to citizenship. He said "erecting more border fence drives a wedge between border communities which are culturally united".
Jul 2, 2013 · Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas), who represents a South Texas border districting including Brownsville, resigned resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus over its members’ support of the comprehensive immigration reform bill’s multi-billion dollar security measures, known as the “border surge.”
Jul 3, 2013 · Texas Rep. Filemon Vela's sudden resignation from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus signals serious tensions within the immigration reform movement.
