Texas Governor Signs Bills Expanding Police Power and Hardening Southern Border

Asylum seekers wait next to the U.S. border wall to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing from Mexico on December 13, 2023, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. SB 3 and SB 4 bills have been signed into law by Governor Abbott, further hardening the southern border and expanding police power. These bills provide funding for additional wall building, support for state law enforcement targeting, and give local police the authority to engage in immigration enforcement.

Critics argue that these measures infringe upon the federal government's constitutional authority to regulate immigration

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