Blog Stage 5 - Senate Bill 4

This year we had the Senate Bill 4 passed to the Texas House as listed as one of the emergency items by Governor Greg Abbott himself. The Bill is meant to penalize law officials that do not enforce immigration reform it is, also seeking to give local law enforcement agencies the ability to enforce immigration policies. With this bill many have stressed their fear and concerns in how it may affect the way immigrants, think on behave of contacting law enforcement when crime is being committed or witnessed.

I do not think Senate Bill 4 should be passed due to the scenario that the people who will be more affected, by this would be immigrant families as they will have to live in constant fear of being separated from their loved ones. And although Greg Abbott himself says they should not fear if no crime is being committed reality is that many will experience discrimination. However, this brings in question that their is many undocumented individuals in Texas as well as around the country that contribute to paying taxes, and do not have a criminal record what happens to them then, when a person is pulled over for the first time?

Another issue many Texans would face if Senate Bill 4 is passed is the rise of children in foster homes due their parents being deported and not having other family members to care for them. These are a couple of issues that have come forward since the Senate Bill 4 was presented.