Hate & Fear Will Dominate Texas Lege '07
"If we do nothing, in 10 years, just based on the current birth rate, we're going to have 50 million (illegal immigrants and their children) in the United States. Our country will change totally. Our culture will be gone," said state Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler. "We've been invaded without firing a shot."
Boy, I'm looking forward to being included, along with anyone with brown skin, in the Texas Republican's attempt at ethnic and cultural genocide . With Berman rhetorically firing the first shot at Texas Latinos in '07 with such a targeted, downright racist comment, it's on!
So, in case DC readers are wondering what is to come that affects a lot more than just immigrants, but the Texas economy, educational system, and the future of Texas, here are the bills, so far:
Some of the legislation and legislative proposals involving immigrants include:
• Birthright citizenship: Berman's bill would deny automatic citizen access to state programs for children born in Texas to illegal immigrant parents after his bill becomes law. Berman wants the bill, if passed, to be used to test birthright citizenship in the federal courts.
Berman said "anchor babies" should not have automatic citizenship because the 14th Amendment requires the baby must be "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States.
"We want to show the illegal aliens here have no desire at all to accept our culture or speak our language," Berman said.
Noriega said Berman's legislation "flies in the face" of U.S. national values. He said a sensible federal immigration policy would end many problems.
Gov. Rick Perry, who made border security a major issue of his re-election campaign, recently called legislation such as Berman's divisive.
• Remittance fees: Legislation would levy an 8 percent fee on the remittances that are sent from Texas to Mexico and Latin America, although U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens could ask for a refund. The fee would raise about $250 million, Berman said, which would go to hospitals that provide health care for illegal immigrants.
The average first U.S. job for a new illegal immigrant pays $900 a month compared with about $150 in their native country, according to the Inter-American Development Bank.
This year, Latin Americans in Texas will send about $5.2 billion back home in wire transfers, typically about $100 to $300 a month. Remittances from Mexicans living in the U.S. amount to almost 3 percent of that country's gross national product. The remittance fee bill may have a good chance of passing because it is being sponsored in the House by Berman and in the Senate by liberal Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas.
DC NOTE: This is the product of Harris County's own Sylvia Garcia, a Million Dollar "Democrat".
• In-state college tuition: Several bills, including one by Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, would eliminate in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant children who attend public colleges. They would have to pay the higher tuition of foreign students who are legal residents.
"In-state tuition is meant for people who are here legally, not illegally," Riddle said. "Taxpayers have to subsidize tuition."
The tuition law was passed in 2001, carried by Noriega and Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio.
Current state law allows any student who has lived in the state for three years and graduated from a Texas high school to get in-state tuition.
Strayhorn estimated about 3,800 children of immigrants got in-state college tuition in 2004, less than 1 percent of all students in Texas institutions of higher education.
• Proof of citizenship for voting: Several bills would require proof of citizenship for a person to vote. Similar legislation has failed in the past.
• Marriage licenses: People applying for a marriage license would have to swear under penalty of felony perjury that they are not getting married to circumvent immigration laws.
• Driver's license: Legislation would allow immigrants to obtain a Texas driver's license by using a similar document from a foreign country.
Supporters say illegal immigrants are here and driving but without a license they cannot buy auto insurance.
Opponents say issuing licenses on unsecure foreign documents could pose a security risk.
• Employer sanctions: No bills have been filed, but the research arm of a legislative caucus called the Texas Conservative Coalition proposes several sanctions against companies that employ illegal immigrants.
Dos Centavos will be covering these issues and issuing various "TOMEN ACCION" alerts through DC and www.LaRazaUnida.com.
Boy, I'm looking forward to being included, along with anyone with brown skin, in the Texas Republican's attempt at ethnic and cultural genocide . With Berman rhetorically firing the first shot at Texas Latinos in '07 with such a targeted, downright racist comment, it's on!
So, in case DC readers are wondering what is to come that affects a lot more than just immigrants, but the Texas economy, educational system, and the future of Texas, here are the bills, so far:
Some of the legislation and legislative proposals involving immigrants include:
• Birthright citizenship: Berman's bill would deny automatic citizen access to state programs for children born in Texas to illegal immigrant parents after his bill becomes law. Berman wants the bill, if passed, to be used to test birthright citizenship in the federal courts.
Berman said "anchor babies" should not have automatic citizenship because the 14th Amendment requires the baby must be "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States.
"We want to show the illegal aliens here have no desire at all to accept our culture or speak our language," Berman said.
Noriega said Berman's legislation "flies in the face" of U.S. national values. He said a sensible federal immigration policy would end many problems.
Gov. Rick Perry, who made border security a major issue of his re-election campaign, recently called legislation such as Berman's divisive.
• Remittance fees: Legislation would levy an 8 percent fee on the remittances that are sent from Texas to Mexico and Latin America, although U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens could ask for a refund. The fee would raise about $250 million, Berman said, which would go to hospitals that provide health care for illegal immigrants.
The average first U.S. job for a new illegal immigrant pays $900 a month compared with about $150 in their native country, according to the Inter-American Development Bank.
This year, Latin Americans in Texas will send about $5.2 billion back home in wire transfers, typically about $100 to $300 a month. Remittances from Mexicans living in the U.S. amount to almost 3 percent of that country's gross national product. The remittance fee bill may have a good chance of passing because it is being sponsored in the House by Berman and in the Senate by liberal Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas.
DC NOTE: This is the product of Harris County's own Sylvia Garcia, a Million Dollar "Democrat".
• In-state college tuition: Several bills, including one by Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, would eliminate in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant children who attend public colleges. They would have to pay the higher tuition of foreign students who are legal residents.
"In-state tuition is meant for people who are here legally, not illegally," Riddle said. "Taxpayers have to subsidize tuition."
The tuition law was passed in 2001, carried by Noriega and Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio.
Current state law allows any student who has lived in the state for three years and graduated from a Texas high school to get in-state tuition.
Strayhorn estimated about 3,800 children of immigrants got in-state college tuition in 2004, less than 1 percent of all students in Texas institutions of higher education.
• Proof of citizenship for voting: Several bills would require proof of citizenship for a person to vote. Similar legislation has failed in the past.
• Marriage licenses: People applying for a marriage license would have to swear under penalty of felony perjury that they are not getting married to circumvent immigration laws.
• Driver's license: Legislation would allow immigrants to obtain a Texas driver's license by using a similar document from a foreign country.
Supporters say illegal immigrants are here and driving but without a license they cannot buy auto insurance.
Opponents say issuing licenses on unsecure foreign documents could pose a security risk.
• Employer sanctions: No bills have been filed, but the research arm of a legislative caucus called the Texas Conservative Coalition proposes several sanctions against companies that employ illegal immigrants.
Dos Centavos will be covering these issues and issuing various "TOMEN ACCION" alerts through DC and www.LaRazaUnida.com.
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