WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following press release:
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the U.S. Department of State to establish a region-specific Travel Advisory that distinguishes Somaliland from Somalia.
Below are highlights and excerpts from the letter:
"The Department currently maintains a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory for Somalia that applies equally to Somaliland. The Department's website warns Americans not to travel to Somalia because of "crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, health, landmines, systematic mistreatment of women, systematic mistreatment of gay and lesbi...