Texas House passes three immigration bills after contentious night of debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : If the bill is approved, the state could have about 100 miles of border barrier by September 2026 — on top of barriers built by the federal government.
51% : The state has issued $1.5 billion in contracts since September 2021 to build the original 40 miles of border barrier; as of August, contractors had erected 10 miles of it in different parts of the border, including in Starr, Cameron, Val Verde and Webb counties.
49% : The Texas House in the early morning hours Thursday approved three bills aimed at beefing up border security, one that would appropriate more than $1 billion for additional border barriers, one that would allow police officers to send back migrants to who cross the border illegally and another that would increase penalties for human smugglers.
42% : Spiller said his bill doesn’t preempt federal law and only enforces laws already in place.
37% : Neave Criado also said HB 4 could be thwarted by Mexico if officials there refuse to accept non-Mexican migrants returned by Texas law enforcement.

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