Thread: Texas legislature poised to move against illegals

From the Dallas Morning News:

Migrants targeted in flurry of bills

Early session filings call for denial of benefits, tax on funds sent home


11:50 PM CST on Monday, November 13, 2006
Associated Press

AUSTIN – Texas lawmakers struck hard at illegal immigrants Monday, filing bills that would restrict birthright citizenship, bar them from getting state benefits such as health care and education, make it illegal for them to get business permits and tax them for sending money south of the border.

The first day to file bills for the 2007 session of the Legislature was lawmakers' first chance to jump into the national immigration debate that started earlier this year. Thousands more bills will be filed before the session starts Jan. 9.

Republicans and Democrats said they have no doubt that immigration will be front and center in a diverse mix of issues that will include proposals to protect children, limit property appraisal increases and enhance property rights – concerns that have been overshadowed in recent years by the state's school-finance woes.

"The national [immigration] debate continues, largely because of Congress' failure to act during its last session, so this issue is largely unresolved," said John Colyandro, executive director of the Texas Conservative Coalition...

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It looks like the people have had enough, and that at least state and local governments are now demonstrating a willingness to act on the wishes of their angry constituents.

Good find Crocket!

Dixie

Great News Crocket thanks for posting this! I am going to start writing my own lawmakers in Okla asking them to do the same as Texas.

GREAT NEWS! Thanks Crocket

It looks like the people have had enough, and that at least state and local governments are now demonstrating a willingness to act on the wishes of their angry constituents.

For some time now I've thought the correct place to put the pressure is at the state level. I've been working at it in Iowa and watching the "awareness level" slowly rise. I was uneasy about replacing our current governor and that feeling has not yet subsided.

What are the chances these thoughtful pieces of legislation will not pass and what are the chances if they do pass that Perry will veto them?

I'd like to add that this means that the one thing we MUST NOT ALLOW is for the damned federal turncoats to vote for amnesty. We have the tide turning at the state and local level if we can just stave off the globalists in Congress and the White House.

Issues discussed in '05

The Legislature briefly touched on the issue during its last regular session in 2005 and has flirted in the past with legislation governing voter IDs, allowing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, in-state tuition for immigrants and other similar measures.

In a pre-election Dallas Morning News poll of Texas voters, three-quarters of respondents showed their frustration with illegal immigration, saying they don't want to see illegal immigrants get health care and public assistance.

Illegal immigrants can't get welfare payments, but Texas hospitals and public schools are not allowed to turn anyone away based on residency status.

Ms. Yanez-Correa said she hopes the recent election cycle that gave more power to Democrats in Congress – and, to a lesser extent, Democrats in Austin – will encourage moderation in the immigration debate.

"If we want to look after the state, we want to make sure that the policies we implement are bipartisan and that, in the long run, will provide the tools for all Texans to be able to do what they have to do to become productive citizens," she said.

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