Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime - Click pic for more:

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "Immigration is clearly a federal authority, and this legislation knowingly dances on the edge of constitutional cliffs at the expense of vulnerable children and families.
48% : Immigration is plainly a federal function," the statement says.
46% : The money would be added to at least $1.5 billion in contracts the state has issued since September 2021 to build about 40 miles of border barrier.
43% : "We urge you to assert your authority over federal immigration and foreign policy and pursue legal action, as appropriate, to stop this unconstitutional and dangerous legislation from going into effect," the letter says.
40% : "State legislators cannot enact immigration laws for the same reasons that the United States Congress cannot enact Texas state legislation.
38% : "U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, sent a letter, signed by other Democratic members of Congress, asking the U.S. Department of Justice to sue Texas to stop the law from taking effect.
37% : Law authorizes police to arrest people they suspect crossed Rio Grande between ports of entryGov. Greg Abbott traveled to the Rio Grande Valley on Monday to sign into law three bills that pour more money into his three-year effort to deter illegal immigration at the Texas-Mexico border and give Texas law enforcement authority to arrest undocumented immigrants anywhere in the state.

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