Texas Governor Gregg Abbot signed the SB-4 into law via Facebook live on May 7th 2017, and it\u2019s said to take effect on September 01, 2017. The law takes away \u201csanctuary cities\u201d by allowing Police Officers to ask people\u2019s immigration status if they are lawfully detained. In its present form, police officials who do not believe in immigration will have ample reason to detain people of brown skin color and harass them. It will also prevent undocumented people to seek police help, thereby increasing crime. This law is being challenged in court. Texas Governor Gregg Abbot signed the SB-4 into law via Facebook live on May 7th 2017, and it\u2019s said to take effect on September 01, 2017. The law takes away \u201csanctuary cities\u201d by allowing Police Officers to ask people\u2019s immigration…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlthough the bill does say that it will be at the police officer\u2019s discretion, it has the potential of discrimination and harassment of people based solely on their skin color. This will be especially true in the rural areas where the KKK still has cells.
\nThe problem is that entering illegally is not a \u201ccrime\u201d, but rather a civil violation. Thus (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"