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Royce West on Immigration

 

 


Must address humanitarian crisis at the border

Our immigration system is broken. This presidential administration has thrown our immigration policies into total chaos -- to the point where we are violating international human rights laws.

Children do not belong in cages, families must stay together, and we must immediately address the humanitarian crisis going on at the border. Our border needs more resources, like judges who can expedite hearings for asylum seekers.

Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website RoyceWest.com , Dec 19, 2019

We've got to find a way to keep DREAMers in the country

When it comes to the border, West said Texas needs more judges with more resources so Texas can adjudicate the asylum claims. DACA went before the Supreme Court and West said a legislative solution may be the answer if the president is not going to do anything by executive order. "Those kids that are involved in the DACA program are kids that have done everything that they need to do here in this country," West said. "And we've got to find a way to make certain that they stay in this country."
Source: KXAN-TV NBC on 2020 Texas Senate race , Nov 17, 2019

Putting kids in cages makes "my blood boil"

Q: What about putting kids in cages?

A: Every time I think about it my blood boils. My eyes get red. America? I think about the internment camps in World War II, where the Japanese were sent to internment camps. I think about the Nazis in terms of the concentration camps. America? We can do better than that.

Q. Should the act of crossing the border be decriminalized?

A: At this point I believe it should not be, we should continue to make it a crime. But I'm open for a discussion.

Source: The Dallas Morning News on 2020 Texas Senate race , Jul 28, 2019

Oppose local cooperation enforcing immigration laws

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a sweeping ban on "sanctuary cities" into law on Sunday, giving police officers new authority to question a detained person's immigration status and blocking local entities from passing laws that would prohibit these questions from officers. "The reason why so many people come to America is because we are the nation of laws," he said, seconds after dotting his signature on Senate Bill 4 on Facebook Live. "Texas is doing its part to keep it that way."

Excerpt from Sen. Sylvia Garcia statement: "I am afraid that this legislation will lead to harassment and profiling of Latinos. The last thing I want is 'walking while brown' to become reasonable suspicion. And, frankly, it doesn't matter how much this legislation's supporters promise that this will not happen. It will happen."

Legislative outcome: Passed Senate 20-11-0 on May/3/17; Sen. West voted NO; passed House 94-53-1 on Apr/27/17; signed by Governor Greg Abbott May/7/17.

Source: Houston Chronicle on Texas legislative voting record SB4 , May 3, 2017

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