Here, in the comments of the Lt. Governor of Texas, we see the insane, demagogic and dangerous linking of the war against immigrants with the war on terror.
Texas Senate passes bill on cities aiding illegal immigrants | Reuters: "The Texas Senate early on Wednesday passed a measure pushed by Governor Rick Perry aimed at cracking down on cities that provide sanctuary to illegal immigrants.
'Drug traffickers and transnational gangs should think twice before they step foot in Texas,' Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, who presides over the Senate, said in a statement. 'Prohibiting sanctuary city policies will make the apprehension, detention and deportation of dangerous criminals more uniform -- keeping us all safer and Texas more secure.'
The measure now heads to the House, which passed a similar bill during the regular legislative session that ended May 30."
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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