Gov. Greg Abbott sees the likely demise of Roe v. Wade as an opportunity to take the xenophobic right’s culture war to children. 'It’s frightening that Abbott would sink this low to get votes. It’s horrifying that it might work,' writes TanaGaneva.
and Rick Perry, also racked up expensive tabs committing state-sanctioned murder—but both at least adopted a posture of “compassionate conservatism” towards migrants.that gave undocumented college students access to lower state tuition and financial aid.
decision has always been vulnerable because of anti-immigrant sentiment fueled by conservative politicians. “There’s obviously a contingent of lawmakers and the public who think so-called illegal immigrants cause problems,” Kende said.decision spelled out the public advantages of immigration. Perhaps there’s no better example than the fact that—immigrants, documented or not—pay taxes.
It’s a sad state of affairs that Bush and Perry can serve as striking counterexamples of balancing basic human compassion with conservative policies that aren’t always the warmest toward immigrants. But that’s where we are—with Gov. Abbott literally using children as pawns in the right’s xenophobic culture war.
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