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Identifier
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e_cle_005833
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Title
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Report titled "Undocumented Worker Guest Worker Program", undated
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Description
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Report titled "Undocumented Worker Guest Worker Program", undated. Includes background information and a summary of Governor Clements' 'Guest Worker Program,' with language clarification.
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Page Count
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3
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Subject Topic
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Migrant labor, Illegal aliens
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005816
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Title
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Letter from Melchor Chavez to Moises V. Vela regarding concerns about migrant workers, April 11, 1980
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Description
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Letter from Melchor Chavez to Moises V. Vela regarding concerns about migrant workers. Chavez disagrees with Governor Clements' plan to extend occupational rights and adequate housing to migrant workers.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Chavez, Melchor
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Contributor
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Vela, Moises V.
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Subject Topic
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Emigration and immigration, Migrant labor
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005837
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to David Hiller regarding the President's Task Force on Immigration and Refugee Policy, April 16, 1981
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements to David Hiller regarding the President's Task Force on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Governor Clements lists Texas' viewpoints for Task Force proposals. Those points include consideration on the number of "entrants" authorized for entry, coordination between federal, state, and local governments, discouraging secondary migration, funding notice to states, refugee housing arrangements, and avoiding mass immigration.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Hiller, David
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Subject Topic
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Emigration and immigration
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005830
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Title
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Report on the First International Meeting of the Border Governors of the United States and Mexico, June 26 - 27, 1980
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Description
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Report on the First International Meeting of the Border Governors of the United States and Mexico. The report includes related correspondence, agendas, and background information and position papers on agenda items such as tourism and migrant workers. Itinerary items for June 26 include: U. S. Border Governors' Meeting, Agenda, and First Plenary Session. Itinerary items for June 27 include: Governors' Private Meeting, and Second Plenary Session.
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Page Count
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76
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Subject Name
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Border Governors Conference
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Subject Topic
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International relations
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005839
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Title
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt, August 6, 1981
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Description
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt. Governor Clements answers questions regarding the guest worker program and how it relates to humanitarian issues. Humanitarian issues he feels the program does not address include: accepting Haitian immigrants, educating children of illegal workers.
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Page Count
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6
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Subject Topic
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Education, Illegal aliens, Emigration and immigration
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005813
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to President Reagan regarding the conference with President Lopez Portillo, undated
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements to President Reagan regarding the conference with President Lopez Portillo, undated. Governor Clements sends documents related to his relationship cultivated over the past two years with Mexico. These papers represent his recommendations and issues that would be "mutually advantageous" with Mexico.
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Page Count
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24
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Reagan, Ronald
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Subject Topic
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International relations
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005842
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "High court affirms alien school rights," June 6, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "High court affirms alien school rights," June 6, 1982, by Gayle Reaves, Austin American Statesman, regarding U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring Texas to provide free education to children of illegal immigrants.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Reaves, Gayle
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Subject Name
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United States. Supreme Court
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Subject Topic
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Litigation, Education, Emigration and immigration, Federal-state controversies
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform, Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005810
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Title
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt, January 24, 1979
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Description
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt. Governor Clements discusses his recent trip to Mexico. He met with Director General of Pemex, Dias Serrano, President Lopez Portillo. Topics discussed included: immigration, drug traffic, and energy,
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Page Count
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10
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Subject Topic
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International relations
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005800
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Title
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Transcription of interview with William P. Clements, Jr., by Antonio Garza Morales, Excelsior Newspaper in Mexico, March 3, 1980
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Description
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Transcription of interview with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., by Antonio Garza Morales, Excelsior Newspaper in Mexico, March 3, 1980. Interview is regarding the topics of oil production, immigration, and U.S. foreign policies toward Mexico.
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Page Count
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8
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Morales, Antonio Garza
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Subject Topic
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Oil fields, Mexican Americans, Emigration and immigration
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005808
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Title
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Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s, preliminary meeting to Mexico trip, January 22
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Description
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Briefing for Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s, preliminary meeting to Mexico trip, January 22, with no year provided. Briefing sheet includes list of Mexican American leaders consulted prior to Mexico visit. Leaders include Sen. Tati Santiesteban, Sen. John Traegar, and Sen. Raul Longoria. Includes handwritten additions to list.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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International relations, Mexican Americans
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005834
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Title
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt, February 7, 1979
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Description
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt. Governor Clements emphasizes to the press that he does not want anyone to label his undocumented worker program as the "bracero program." He also explains the role the Mexican state border Governors will play.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Topic
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Migrant labor
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005838
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Title
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Memo to William P. Clements through thru Jon Ford for G.G. Garcia regarding Education for Children of Illegal Aliens Recent Court Decision, July 23, 1980
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Description
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Memo to William P. Clements through thru Jon Ford for G.G. Garcia regarding Education for Children of Illegal Aliens Recent Court Decision. The memo provides background on the Governor's position on this topic as a peripheral issue. The author urges Governor Clements to reconsider this stance as it is highly damaging to Texas's relationship to Mexico and Reagan's efforts to attract the Hispanic community.
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Page Count
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3
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Garcia, G.G., Ford, Jon
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Subject Topic
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Emigration and immigration, Education, Illegal aliens
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform, Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005802
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Title
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Suggested Remarks for George Strake, Texas Secretary of State, on U.S.-Mexico Relations
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Description
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Annotated remarks for George Strake, Texas Secretary of State, on U.S.-Mexico relations. Strake's speech addresses Mexican oil production, immigration, and the financing of Mexican economic development.
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Page Count
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6
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Creator
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Strake, George W.
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Subject Topic
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Mexican Americans, International relations, International trade
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005780
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Title
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Political advertisement titled, "Major Women Appointments by Governor William P. Clements, Jr."
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Description
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Undated political advertisement titled, "Major Women Appointments by Governor William P. Clements, Jr." listing the governor's female appointees and citing the percentage of women appointed during his administration.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Governor Clements Committee
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Contributor
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Rhodes, Tom B.
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Subject Topic
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Women--Political activity, Appointment to office, Political campaigns
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005811
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Title
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Memo from G.G. Garcia to William P. Clements regarding Meeting with JLP in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, March 10, 1980
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Description
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Memo from G.G. Garcia to William P. Clements regarding Meeting with JLP in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Garcia gives Governor Clements talking points with background information for his upcoming meeting: immigration, narcotics traffic, energy, binational summit, and Ixtoc I. (Memo seems to cut off at page two - no other pages to this memo could be found.)
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Garcia, G.G.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Clark, Allen B.
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Subject Name
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López Portillo, José
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Subject Topic
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International relations, Emigration and immigration, Drug traffic
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Ixtoc I oil spill
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Identifier
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e_cle_005829
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Title
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Photographs from visit to William P. Clements by Governor of Pueblo, Alfredo Toxqui Fernandez de Lara, September 12, 1980
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Description
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Photographs from visit to William P. Clements by Governor of Pueblo, Alfredo Toxqui Fernandez de Lara, September 12, 1980. Includes three photographs: two taken at an airport and one in an office.
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Page Count
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3
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Subject Topic
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International relations
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005795
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Title
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Remarks prepared for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., for American Immigration Lawyers Association's 36th Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 28, 1982
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Description
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Remarks prepared for Governor William P. Clements, Jr., for American Immigration Lawyers Association's 36th Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 28, 1982. Clements' remarks detail his immigration policy for Texas.
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Page Count
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13
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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American Immigration Lawyers Association
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Subject Topic
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Emigration and immigration, Illegal aliens, Mexican Americans, International relations
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005851
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to the Texas Congressional Delegation regarding the recently approved immigration reform bill, June 3, 1982
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements to the Texas Congressional Delegation regarding the recently approved immigration reform bill. Governor Clements expresses his opposition to the legislation saying that providing a "blanket amnesty" policy goes against what most citizens would like to see happen with immigration.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Emigration and immigration, Migrant labor
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005815
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Title
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt, January 3, 1980
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Description
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Press Conference Transcript excerpt. Governor Clements emphasizes that we should keep relations with Mexico as positive as possible.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Topic
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International relations
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_005794
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Title
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Official memorandum by Governor William P. Clements, Jr., declaring Hispanic Heritage Week, September 4, 1981
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Description
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Official memorandum signed by Governor William P. Clements, Jr., declaring Hispanic Heritage Week, September 4, 1981. The official observation cites Hispanic contributions to Texas' culture and society.
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Page Count
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1
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Mexican Americans, Hispanic Americans--Politics and government, Holidays
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"