ACLU sues Abbott over law giving state police immigration arrest powers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : At any given moment, he said, 79 different law enforcement agencies - from constables to school resource officers - in the Houston-area alone will have this new power under the law.
54% : The U.S. Supreme Court struck down elements of an Arizona law that gave state officials certain powers to enforce immigration policies in 2012, ruling that immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.
50% : Leaders of smaller agencies have said allocating resources to enforce immigration law could divert attention from protecting their communities.
47% : "Immigration is a quintessentially federal authority," the complaint reads, arguing the law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
44% : A group of Texas civil and immigrant rights organizations, El Paso County and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a new law empowering state law enforcement to arrest and deport immigrants suspected of entering illegally from Mexico.
44% : The law sets up a potential showdown between Texas and the federal government over who has ultimate authority to protect borders and enforce immigration law.
38% : There were more than 2 million illegal crossings at the southwest border with Mexico for each of the past two fiscal years ending Sept. 30, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
33% : Entering the United States, other than through an approved crossing, is already illegal under federal law and is policed by federal authorities.
32% : The new Texas law criminalizes illegal entry under state law.

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