New Texas immigration law puts state on collision course with federal government that could end at the Supreme Court | KRCR

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Texas is on a likely collision course with the federal government over immigration once again after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new bill that challenges the boundaries of states' authority over enforcement of immigration law.
49% : "The bill overrides bedrock constitutional principles and flouts federal immigration law while harming Texans, in particular Brown and Black communities.
48% : There are also questions about the practicality of asking local law enforcement to interpret and enforce immigration laws that are set on the federal level.
45% : "While the Supreme Court ruling in Texas' favor in a lawsuit may be unlikely, there are significant stakes that will go through the nation's court system, which is frequently left to dictate immigration policy with a lack of action from Congress.
41% : While the court has a conservative makeup, some legal scholars say it is unlikely Texas would come away from the case with a new legal precedent for superseding federal immigration law.
37% : If the law takes effect in March, any Texas police officer could arrest people who are suspected of entering the country illegally and gives those people a choice between agreeing to leave the country or facing prosecution on misdemeanor charges of illegal entry.

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