Immigration Insanity in Texas
Posted by Matt O'Brien | May 30, 2017
On Memorial Day the Texas legislature conducted ceremonial proceedings, concluding its current legislative session. Those proceedings were interrupted by protesters angry over the passage of SB-4, Texas’s new “anti-sanctuary” law. SB-4, requires Lone Star State police chiefs and sheriffs to cooperate with requests to hold criminal aliens in custody, for arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Critics charge that the bill will lead to “racial profiling” and “civil rights” violations.
The protesters, many of whom wore red tee shirts that read “lucha” (“fight back” in Spanish) and carried signs reading “I am illegal and here to stay,” eventually became unruly. In response, Representative Matt Rinaldi took the eminently reasonable step of calling ICE. Apparently, this touched off a scuffle on the floor of the legislature.
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