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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 members of the House. Then Love lost her reelection bid on November 6.
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.
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