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Texas Legislator Proposes New Border Protection Unit to Ease Illegal Immigration Issue

 

The way Texas Republican Representative Matt Schaefer sees it, if the federal government won’t fulfill its obligation to secure the U.S. border with Mexico, the Lone Star State will take care of the issue itself. On March 10, Schaefer introduced HB20, a bill that would create Texas’ own border protection unit.

Also known as the Border Protection Unit Act, HB20 would amend the Texas Constitution and create a new law-enforcement department that would have the authority to “arrest, detain, and deter individuals crossing the border illegally, including with the use of non-deadly force.”

The new unit would also be able to “oversee the construction and maintenance of walls, fences, and other physical barriers along the border with Mexico in order to enhance the safety and security of Texans.”

 

 

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (thenewamerican.com)

 

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