Revisiting "Sanctuary Cities" in Texas Policy
Despite a budget shortfall that could hit $27 billion, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday declared enhancing private property rights and abolishing "sanctuary cities" as emergency priorities, enabling them to be fast-tracked through the legislative process. "Immigration laws and their enforcement are the responsibility of the federal government ... but we cannot compound their failure by preventing Texas peace officers from doing their jobs," Perry told lawmakers.
This isn't the first time the governor's made sanctuary cities an issue. He brought them up in his 2009 State of the State address and criticized his 2010 Democratic opponent, former Houston Mayor ...
Comments (8)
David
Texas policy is different than Houston policy because it is different. Why is it different? Well, because of the differences, mainly. The differences differ.
Candace Manges Duval via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Immigration laws and their enforcement are the responsibility of the federal government" - Perry
I'm confused...thought the Gov didn't want any strings attached to Washington....does this mean he doesn't wish to secede now?
Dale Curry
Of course this Governor (and I use that term loosely) continues to be a Governor for all Republicans, and generally diseregards the rest of us. Of course, when we have a budget deficit that is stunningly large, he focuses on issues that are meant to divide us. He continues to pander to the dogma of the fringe right, rather than governing. This man rather than doing his job, would rather divide his citizens all in the name of pushing his dogma on a national level.
If you are a Democrat, he has no desire to be your governor,
If you are of latin descent, he has no desire to be your governor,
If you are a person of color, he has no desire to be your governor,
If you disagree, he has no desire to listen to you,
That he has to lie about Houston's policy in order to pander to the fringe, is of little concern for him. That he has to distort facts is just standard operating proceedure.
He will never be a great leader, but an excellent rabble rouser!
Tracy Gamble via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The Cult reference is brilliant.
Tim Tukaram Spotswood via Texas Tribune on Facebook
We need a Gov with some real balls. Jan Brewer would be great!
Brittanicus
Don't listen to the special interests or the open border zealots.
Now is the time in joining the Tea Party movement near you and reclaim your rights and halt once and for all illegal immigration. Phone 202-224-3121 which is the switchboard number for Washington, so that you can also contact your Congressional representative In addition contact your State representative in your State. Read about the unbelievable cost support in Los Angeles County, California, attributing to illegal immigration. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/05/local/la-me-illegal-welfare-20100906
In Stockton, California, the Silverio family abused the welfare system fraudulently and was featured in the Wall Street Journal in 2003and the stomach churning financial free ride after entering America illegally. http://www.jpands.org/vol10no1/cosman.pdf
Learn all there is to know about your share of illegal immigrant tax, cost, corruption, sanctuary cities, real numbers illegally settled here and the damage of overpopulation at www.numbersusa.com and www.judicialwatch.org. We need highly skilled workers for our nation, not the penniless or uneducated of foreign governments to support.
Wade Barrow
I bow down to the Headline Writer who threw in the the Cult reference.
If he/she can get a Danzig/Misfits reference in a headline they win forever.
reyguerra
Great points! Why all of a sudden the reemergence of this discussion; And I loved seeing him struggle w/ the sanctuary state question! He needs to be grilled on that harder!