The Supreme Court may let Texas get away with a totally unconstitutional deportation law
VoxMAR 2024
Texas Immigration Law Blocked by Appeals Court Pending Hearing
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
It's a no-brainer that only the federal government has the powers over immigration policy and it's illogical for Texas's Republican government to upend this. Thinking that SCOTUS would upend federal responsibilities was a miscalculation by the Lone Star State.
Republican narrative
Border control and immigration are areas over which both the federal and state governments have responsibilities and powers. It's the Biden administration's failure to tackle the situation along the Southern border that's caused this situation — Texas has every right to assume immigration duties.