Legal experts believe if the bill is passed and signed into law it will likely face court challenges.
"The bill authorizes state law enforcement to arrest and prosecute aliens who illegally cross the border anywhere other than a port of entry," said State Senator Brian Birdwell, the author of SB 2.
Texas DPS director Colonel Steve McCraw, who testified as a resource witness, explained how the bill would be enforced. State Senator Chuy Hinojosa, a Democrat who voted against the passage of the bill to the full Senate, is concerned the state could be overstepping federal immigration law."That's correct because we're not enforcing immigration law. We're enforcing trespassing into the State of Texas," responded Birdwell.
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