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|term_end=January 2021
|term_end=January 2021
|predecessor=Pete Gallego
|predecessor=Pete Gallego
|successor=
|successor=[[Tony Gonzales]]
|birth_date=August 19, 1977
|birth_date=August 19, 1977
|birth_place=San Antonio, Texas
|birth_place=San Antonio, Texas
After his nomination for a third term, Hurd unveiled his plan to reform the [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] program. Hurd vowed to bring various proposals for immigration reform to the House floor without approval of the leadership though House Speaker [[Paul Ryan]] since agreed to roll calls on two immigration measures. Hurd said that his immigration package includes "a smart wall" which uses radar and fiber optics, rather than the brick-and-mortar structure envisioned by President Trump. Meanwhile, Trump signaled opposition to a Senate bill that corresponds with some of Hurd's immigration proposals.<ref name=dacafix>Jasper Scherer, "Congressman talks up a way for his DACA fix to pass House, ''The San Antonio Express-News'', March 30, 2018, p. A3, A5.</ref> He is pushing for a discharge petition to submit four immigration bills to the full House even though they have not cleared committees.
After his nomination for a third term, Hurd unveiled his plan to reform the [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] program. Hurd vowed to bring various proposals for immigration reform to the House floor without approval of the leadership though House Speaker [[Paul Ryan]] since agreed to roll calls on two immigration measures. Hurd said that his immigration package includes "a smart wall" which uses radar and fiber optics, rather than the brick-and-mortar structure envisioned by President Trump. Meanwhile, Trump signaled opposition to a Senate bill that corresponds with some of Hurd's immigration proposals.<ref name=dacafix>Jasper Scherer, "Congressman talks up a way for his DACA fix to pass House, ''The San Antonio Express-News'', March 30, 2018, p. A3, A5.</ref> He is pushing for a discharge petition to submit four immigration bills to the full House even though they have not cleared committees.
Hurd and [[Mia Love]], another Moderate Republican from [[Utah]]'s 4th congressional district, were the only two African-American Republican members of the House. Then Love narrowly lost her reelection bid on November 6, 2018. And now Hurd is stepping down.
Hurd and [[Mia Love]], another Moderate Republican from [[Utah]]'s 4th congressional district, were the only two African-American Republican members of the House. Then Love narrowly lost her reelection bid on November 6, 2018. And Hurd is stepping down.
In the session of Congress that began in 2019, Hurd remained a steadfast intra-party critic of President Trump. In July, he was one of four Republicans who voted to condemn Trump's tweets about four Islamic members of Congress known for their fervent anti-American radicalism.
In the session of Congress that began in 2019, Hurd remained a steadfast intraparty critic of President Trump. In July, he was one of four Republicans who voted to condemn Trump's tweets about four Islamic members of Congress known for their fervent anti-American radicalism.
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