The Christian Science Monitor Article RatingIn Texas, local police will act as immigration enforcers. Is it legal?
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| "Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, and Texas' law is also likely to face swift legal challenges." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "But he also rebuffed several efforts by Democrats to narrow the law, including a proposed carve-out for police on college campuses." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Opponents have accused Texas Republicans of using the law as a vehicle to force the Supreme Court's new conservative majority to revisit its landmark 2012 Arizona decision." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The law adds another tension point over immigration amid a struggle between the White House and Senate negotiators to reach a deal on border security." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "At the time, Justice Anthony Keedy said Arizona may have understandable frustrations with immigrants who are in the country illegally but that it can't pursue policies that undermine federal law." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "More than 20 congressional Democrats also signed a letter urging the U.S. Justice Department to sue to stop the law, known as Senate Bill 4." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Because the illegal entry charge is a misdemeanor, which has a statue of limitation of two years, Mr. Spiller has said the law will not be used to target immigrants who have long been settled in the U.S.This is not, 'Round up everyone who is here illegally and ship them back to Mexico,' he said during debate over the bill." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Mr. Abbott, who signed the law in front of a section of border fence in Brownsville, predicted the number of people crossing illegally into Texas would drop by well over 50" | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "During debate in the Texas House in November, GOP state Rep. David Spiller pushed back against concerns that the law would be used as a dragnet to arrest immigrants statewide." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
| "Shortly after Mr. Abbott signed the new law, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas said it would challenge the measure in court." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 18 approved sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the United States border and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country, testing the limits of how far a state can go to enforce immigration laws." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Texas Republicans have increasingly challenged the U.S. government's authority over immigration, saying President Joe Biden's administration isn't doing enough to control the 1,950-mile southern border." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Because the illegal entry charge is a misdemeanor, which has a statue of limitation of two years, Mr. Spiller has said the law will not be used to target immigrants who have long been settled in the U.S.This is not, 'Round up everyone who is here illegally and ship them back to Mexico,' he said during debate over the bill." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Mr. Abbott, who signed the law in front of a section of border fence in Brownsville, predicted the number of people crossing illegally into Texas would drop by well over 50" | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "During debate in the Texas House in November, GOP state Rep. David Spiller pushed back against concerns that the law would be used as a dragnet to arrest immigrants statewide." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
51% : Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, and Texas' law is also likely to face swift legal challenges.45% : But he also rebuffed several efforts by Democrats to narrow the law, including a proposed carve-out for police on college campuses.
41% : Opponents have accused Texas Republicans of using the law as a vehicle to force the Supreme Court's new conservative majority to revisit its landmark 2012 Arizona decision.
40% : The law adds another tension point over immigration amid a struggle between the White House and Senate negotiators to reach a deal on border security.
36% : At the time, Justice Anthony Kennedy said Arizona may have "understandable frustrations" with immigrants who are in the country illegally but that it can't pursue policies that "undermine federal law."
35% : More than 20 congressional Democrats also signed a letter urging the U.S. Justice Department to sue to stop the law, known as Senate Bill 4.
35% : Because the illegal entry charge is a misdemeanor, which has a statue of limitation of two years, Mr. Spiller has said the law will not be used to target immigrants who have long been settled in the U.S."This is not, 'Round up everyone who is here illegally and ship them back to Mexico,'" he said during debate over the bill.
31% : Mr. Abbott, who signed the law in front of a section of border fence in Brownsville, predicted the number of people crossing illegally into Texas would drop by "well over 50%, maybe 75%."
25% : During debate in the Texas House in November, GOP state Rep. David Spiller pushed back against concerns that the law would be used as a dragnet to arrest immigrants statewide.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.