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Texas Rep to Introduce Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation

By Eric Lipman

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Much has already been written about the controversial Arizona immigration law (PDF) that was signed by Governor Jan Brewer last Friday. The WSJ Law Blog reports this morning that constitutional challenges are already being prepared. Now, word that a Texas lawmaker is planning to push a similar bill in that state's next legislative session. As reported by the Houston Chronicle, Rep. Debbie Riddle (pictured) of Tomball, Tex., introduced such a bill (PDF) during the last session, but it stalled in committee. She's not giving up, though. 'The first priority for any elected official is to make sure that the safety and security of Texans is well-established,' said Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball. 'If our federal government did their job, then Arizona wouldn't have to take this action, and neither would Texas.' Riddle claims her bill is different from the Arizona law, in that it requires confirmation of illegal status with federal authorities prior to arrest and explicitly requires "reasonable suspicion" of such status before an officer could even inquire. Some believe that such a law couldn't possibly fly in Texas: Jim Harrington, of the Texas Civil Rights Project, predicted 'zero' chance of a similar effort here, saying Texas has 'a different...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on April 28, 2010 (boomark / email).