For the smart alecs who try to conflate the Texas policy and the Houston policy, there are clear differences. Texas officers may inquire about immigration status, but they don't have to. It is up to their own discretion... I don't know the exact number, but I have been told maybe as many as a hundred thousand instances in recent years have been referred to the immigration authorities from the Texas DPS troopers and Rangers.
Houston under Bill White was classified as a sanctuary city by the Congressional Research Service as well as the Houston Chronicle... because cops were expressly forbidden from inquiring about immigration status even if they suspected something was up.
The cops asked and pleaded with Bill White but he did not change the rule... also Bill White chose Harold Hurtt who was a well known sanctuary city proponent and who is now in the Obama administration working on immigration issues...
The Houston police endorsed Rick over their former boss... and they lashed out at Bill White... watch this video as well...
I haven't seen Rick Perry even try to campaign. He is so confident he will win. This is the only thing I see, negative ads. Just the typical politician.
ReplyDeleteIF RICK PERRY HAD DONE HIS JOB AS GOVERNOR TO SECURE BORDERS THIS WOULD OF BEEN LESS LIKELY TO HAPPEN. How can you blame a mayor for this??
Anonymous --- you're not a smart person, are you? You do know that it is not the responsibility of the state to secure our nation's borders? You do know that is the responsibility of the Federal Government, right?
ReplyDeleteDid you happen to see what happened in Arizona when a state did try to help enforce the Federal laws securing our borders? That's right...Obama's DoJ under Eric Holder SUED THEM!
Rick Perry has doggedly pushed Obama and Holder to do THEIR job of securing our nation's border, but to no avail.
Robbie C., when the liberals go to work and find their newspaper headings on Nov. 3rd, they'll swallow their pride and read: "Perry wins 3rd term by double-digits."
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