Posted on 05/11/2011 4:47:48 AM PDT by Libloather
House, still simmering, OKs sanctuary city bill in late-night vote
By Tim Eaton and Kate Alexander | Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 12:26 AM
Texas House members approved the controversial sanctuary cities immigration-related bill just before midnight.
The vote on House Bill 12, sought by Republicans and declared a priority item by Gov. Rick Perry, was 100-47 along party lines.
In the end, Republicans resorted to a brute-force approach that they earlier had tried to avoid after similar moves on Saturday brought bitter discord to the chamber. For much of the day Monday, members of the two parties had retreated into private to try to find a way to allow for a limited debate on the measure.
After hours of negotiations, the debate on HB 12 began about 9 p.m. Republicans were willing to allow the debate to take place. But just before midnight, the bills author, Carrollton Republican Burt Solomons, moved to end the debate with about 30 amendments still pending, according to House leaders and lawmakers passed the bill.
The measure still faces a final vote in the House before it could go to the Senate.
The bill would bar governmental entities including cities, counties and school districts from adopting policies that prohibit law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal immigration laws. The bill also says the state could withhold grants and other funding if those governmental entities refuse to comply.
The first person to get up in opposition was Rep. Jose Menendez, D-San Antonio. If the bill becomes law, he said, Hispanics will feel like second-class citizens in this state.
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Hispanics will feel like second-class citizens in this state.
Only the illegal ones. (Frickin' idiot.)
“”The first person to get up in opposition was Rep. Jose Menendez, D-San Antonio””
I think they meant..Rep. Jose Menendez, D-MEXICO
The U.S. congressional democrats should be as irrelevant as Texas democrats.
The Illegal ones have no standing to feel like second-class citizens.
The vote on House Bill 12, sought by Republicans and declared a priority item by Gov. Rick Perry, was 100 pro American and 47 America hating dims.
Only the illegal ones. (Frickin' idiot.)
Bingo. Future dim voters too. Legal and older generation Hispanics don't want the illegals here.
I don't know why Menendez would say such total garbage! All legal citizens are protected by the rule of law. As things are now we have a patchwork of lawlessness. Is Menendez saying that the people of San Antonio like the arbitrary rule of law? If so he is a tyrant, supports mob rule and the enslavement of the innocent!
Hispanics will feel like second-class citizens in this state.
If Hispanics, even the legal ones, aren’t in favor of the rule of law, perhaps they shouldn’t be a citizen of a state that abides by the rule of law.
Mexico might be a place they would feel like first-class citizens in if they don’t respect the rule of law. I suggest they move there.
Brute force late night passage of bills...is only allowed if done by liberals.
The illegal ones can’t feel second class because they are no class. They, first and foremost, are not citizens of any rank. They are in fact illegals.
Something I learned last night - sanctuary cities are ALREADY illegal because of federal law. Go figure.
The first person to get up in opposition was Rep. Jose Menendez, D-San Antonio. If the bill becomes law, he said, Hispanics will feel like second-class citizens in this state.
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No logic to your statement Rep. Jose Menendez. Citizens won't be impacted by enforcing existing immigration laws. Only those that aren't citizens and here illegally will be impacted as they should.
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If these illegals were assumed to be future GOP votes, be a whole nuther story Gomer.
Who the hell cares about discord? Democrats never did when they had control of the legislooture. I say we ram the conservative agenda right down their throats, and tell the whiners (both dems and reps) to piss off.
Ping!
Does this mean that we can shut down all those “rent-a-wetback” stands that the sanctuary cities like to put up.
Yeah, something like that. Those things REALLY tick me off. Taxpayer money spent to promote organized crime.
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