Texas lawmakers approve bill outlawing 'sanctuary cities'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Texas lawmakers approve bill outlawing 'sanctuary cities'
MAY 3, 2017, 9:15 PM


The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved a controversial “sanctuary cities” ban that would make it a crime for law enforcement to refuse cooperation with federal immigration officials.

Ending several weeks of emotional debate in both houses of the legislature, the Senate endorsed House amendments to the bill, which provides some of the toughest penalties in the country for local jurisdictions that do not help enforce federal immigration laws.

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the measure, known as Senate Bill 4, into law, over the emotional objections of Democratic legislators and opposition from a wide range of groups, including police organizations, who said it would break down trust between law enforcement and minority communities.

“Officers will start inquiring about the immigration status of every person they come in contact with, or worse, only inquire about the immigration status of individuals based on their appearance,” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and James McLaughlin, executive director of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, warned in an op-ed published in the Houston Chronicle.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-texas-sanctuary-bill-20170503-story.html

[Alt-Orange]

1. Just more proof

that Repubs are all for BIG GOVERNMENT when it's them in charge. Roll on in here, Feds. Get rid of those EVIL brown skin people. Assholes.

[ProudLib72]

2. Silly Texans

Mess all you want with Texas. You're shooting yourselves in the foot. It will not be long before we see the threads about people regretting this bill.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Who will enforce this 'law' against police who ignore it?