The House also approved increases in the penalty on those engaged in the smuggling of migrants and an additional $1.5 billion for the building and maintenance...
A 15-hour floor session ended with the chamber passing all the bills, including one that allows state police to arrest undocumented immigrants.
The bill, Democratic lawmakers argued, goes against the federal government’s authority in enforcing immigration laws. Some also argued having state law enforcement officers order migrants back to Mexico would violate their due process rights.Democrats also tried to change the bill, or at least delay the vote, by filing close to four dozen amendments to be debated and voted on. Harris filed a motion that lawmakers approved to limit debate to certain amendments that had already been submitted.
The House tentatively approved Spiller’s bill, 83-63. It then adjourned and reconvened so it could meet the Texas Constitution’s requirement that bills be read on three separate days.Approval of the other two bills related to border security did not take as long as Spiller’s — though Democrats also tried to stop both from passing.
But Guillen rebuffed Democrats’ concerns. “What we’re trying to do with this bill is deter smuggling,” he told Moody.When it comes to the border wall, Jetton said that there needed to be as many tools as possible to stop migrants from entering the state illegally.
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