Texas lawmakers are watching Sunday’s Mexican election with great interest. Some are concerned that if the Institutional Revolutionary Party returns to power, it would revive its tainted past.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Dewhurst’s Latest TV Ad: “Stop Obama’s Amnesty”
In a new TV ad, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst describes the southern border as “a 2,000-mile monument to the failure of Washington,” and the U.S. Senate candidate says President Obama’s recent executive order “burns me up.”
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Texans React to SCOTUS Ruling on Arizona Law
Opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, run the gamut. Here’s an aggregated look at where Texas lawmakers and interest groups fall on the spectrum.
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Key Provision of Ariz. Immigration Law Upheld; Others Struck Down
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a key provision of Arizona’s controversial immigration law that requires police officers to verify the legal status of people they stop or arrest. But it struck down much of the rest of the measure.
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Guest Column: Obama’s Immigration Policy is Correct
Like many young immigrants, I am elated over President Obama’s executive order. I share in their joy because I was once in their position.
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Guest Column: Obama’s Immigration Policy is Wrong
I am a legal immigrant to this country. My parents and I followed the law, waited in line and did things the right way at a cost of significant time and treasure.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aguilar on the aftermath of changes in U.S. immigration policy, Batheja on how the Republican candidates for Senate are handling that sensitive issue, KUT’s Philpott on new driver’s license laws and immigration, M. Smith on racial tensions and an ousted police chief in Jasper, Galbraith on the state’s efforts to limit electric service blackouts, Hamilton on the hot Campbell-Wentworth Senate runoff in Central Texas, Murphy maps the May primary voting, Root on the restoration of the arson-damaged Texas Governor’s Mansion and Dehn’s latest Weekend Insider on obese Texans: The best of our best content from June 18 to 22, 2012.
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Immigration Emerges as Flashpoint in Senate Race
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst opposes the DREAM Act, and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz doesn’t support amnesty. Yet after the back-and-forth between the rival U.S. Senate campaigns, some voters could be left wondering.
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“Come Forward” Policies May Be Put to Test With Federal Immigration Shift
Immigration advocates say how the government treats illegal immigrants who come forward after last week’s federal policy shift will provide a test for other reforms — including those championed by some Texas Republicans.
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Perry, Democrats Spar Over Immigration Policy Shift
Gov. Rick Perry calls President Obama’s newsmaking decision on immigration policy “amnesty” and “an election-year tactic.” Democrats say Perry’s position on the issue conflicts with his defense of in-state tuition.