DIY border fix? Texas tests limits on immigration policy.
Texas moved this week to give state officials unprecedented immigration powers, setting up a clash with the federal government’s constitutional duty to oversee the issue.
A key impetus: Record numbers of migrants have arrived at the southwest border in recent years. Lately, more than 2 million per year have been crossing illegally, often to request asylum, and landing in a judicial system not equipped to handle the flow.
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law that will allow state police to arrest immigrants for entering Texas illegally. State judges can punish offenders with fines and jail time, and send them back to Mexico…
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