Some say platform adopted at convention could deter Latino voters

Texas GOP gets tougher on immigration

By GARY SCHARRER
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
June 13, 2010, 10:04AM

DALLAS — Texas Republicans adopted another get-tough policy on immigration and bilingual education Saturday that some say will make it hard for the party to attract Hispanic voters at a time when the Texas population is turning increasingly Latino.

The platform encourages state lawmakers to create a Class A misdemeanor criminal offense “for an illegal alien to intentionally or knowingly be within the State of Texas,â€