We don’t have sanctuary cities in Texas like those in Alaska, etc. Some local sheriffs and police depts have policies that impede officers from checking immigration status until people are arrested.
In the meantime, the Feds have made it harder and more expensive for those departments that do wish to check citizenship. The Governor, in “Fed Up!,” refers to this article on the dilution of the 287g program by Obama http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/03/time-to-stop-the-rush-for-amnesty-immigration-reform
They now force local law enforcement agencies who wish to participate, to press all charges, to only check those who are arrested for serious crimes, and question the ability and professionalism of local LE agencies.
As to e-verify, the State uses a different system, but they do check immigration status of all employees. Remember that Newt Gingrich says the current E-verify is unreliable.
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We don’t have sanctuary cities in Texas like those in Alaska, etc. Some local sheriffs and police depts have policies that impede officers from checking immigration status until people are arrested.I hope you are just joking because anyone who denies that there are no sanctuary cities and counties in Texas is certifiably insane.
Laws, Resolutions and Policies Instituted Across the U.S. Limiting Enforcement of Immigration Laws by State and Local Authorities
If you go to the link above, you will see the sanctuary jurisdictions in Texas (Austin and Houston) citing the relevant laws/decrees/regulations that essentially flaunt US immigration laws and prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with the feds.
SANCTUARY CITIES AND STATES INFORMATION RESOURCE TEXAS HAS ONE OR MORE CITIES OFFERING ILLEGAL SANCTUARY
Sanctuary Cities Bill Clears Texas Senate
As to e-verify, the State uses a different system, but they do check immigration status of all employees. Remember that Newt Gingrich says the current E-verify is unreliable.
There is no different system except the I-9s that are rife with fraud. It was the reason why the E-Verify system was created. It is pure BS to say that the system, created in 1996, is unreliable. What measures are you using? You appear to know very little about the immigration issue. I say that advisedly having worked fulltime on the issue for over five years, lobbied on the Hill and in Richmond, and testified on the issue before legislators. FYI: E-Verify is mandatory on all federal contracts.