and was one of 15 House Democrats to vote for the 2005 Central American Free Trade Agreement. In 2010, Hinojosa supported the introduction of full-body scanners at Valley International Airport. He said that we need to take more precautions when it comes to public safety, and that the new technology "gives TSA employees a distinct advantage in the prevention of terrorist events." In June 2011, Hinojosa introduced legislation that would expand the authority of NADBank, which had already funded more than 100 projects to prevent the release of untreated sewage into the Rio Grande and other bodies of water, to finance infrastructure projects designed to enhance economic development along the border and raise environmental standards. He has also supported measures to aid undocumented workers. He backed the "AgJobs" bill aimed at helping undocumented farm workers. He has been an advocate of the DREAM Act, which would provide citizenship to people who were brought to the U.S. as children by their parents. He cited his concern that these children came to the US alongside their parents and should not be faulted. Hinojosa argued that "[o]ur country is much better off by being able to let those children get a college education and serve in the military and contribute to the prosperity of our country." Personal life Hinojosa is married to Martha Lopez Hinojosa and they have two daughters, Kaitlin and Karen. He has one son, Ruben Jr., and two daughters from a previous marriage. Bankruptcy Hinojosa filed for personal bankruptcy in December 2010. He blamed the bankruptcy on a loan made to his family's food processing company, H&H Foods that left him owing $2.6 million to Wells Fargo Bank. See also List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress References External links |- |- 1940 births 21st-century American politicians American politicians of Mexican descent Bankruptcy in the United States Businesspeople from Texas Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress Living people School board members in Texas McCombs School of Business alumni University of Texas–Pan American alumni People from Hidalgo County, Texas