The Texas Immigration Legislation Gambit

Annoyed by the Biden Administration’s immigration failures, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week signed a invoice making it a state crime for migrants to cross the southern border illegally. The flood of migrants is a significant state downside, however the one efficient answer lies in Congress.

The Texas regulation makes it a misdemeanor to cross the border illegally, punishable by as much as six months in jail. International migrants who try and enter Texas after being deported could possibly be charged with a felony. A federal grant of asylum, lawful presence, or safety beneath the Deferred Motion for Childhood Arrivals can be an “affirmative protection” from prosecution.