Gov. Abbott threatens to 'bring the hammer down on Dallas County' over immigration
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday threatened to "bring the hammer down on Dallas County" if it acts on its new resolution welcoming unauthorized immigrants.
The symbolic resolution that Dallas County commissioners approved Tuesday may have put a chunk of its budget squarely in the cross hairs of Republican lawmakers in Austin and Washington who are determined to outlaw so-called sanctuary cities in Texas.
The commissioners essentially thumbed their noses at GOP state leaders' anti-sanctuary efforts, calling on local law enforcement agencies to "end nonessential collaborations with Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
"If anybody acts on that resolution to make Dallas a sanctuary city, if any sanctuary city policy is implemented in any way, the hammer will come down on them," Abbott said.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2017/02/08/dallas-county-gop-crosshairs-immigration-resolution
[font color=330099]I wonder if there is any system so that the counties can stop financing state government after reading the governor's threats?[/font]
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