The Final Say: Silvestre Reyes

“Six-term Texas congressman Silvestre Reyes has carved a niche in Washington as a go-to guy on immigration and national defense. The 62-year-old was born on a farm in Canutillo, Texas and didnt speak English until starting school at age 6. He served in Vietnam and, upon returning to the United States in 1969, worked for the U.S. Border Patrol, retiring in 1996 to run for the House of Representatives. With Democrats ascendant in the 109th Congress, Mr. Reyes was named to head the House Intelligence Committee. Despite a gaffe confusing Sunni and Shiite Islam early in his chairmanship, hes been an influential moderate voice, saying that while U.S. combat troops should leave Iraq, having “broken” the country, its up to the U.S. to keep some support there.”

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