I think the point is that the rest of the country will soon catch up to what border states have known for decades. Undocumented immigrants are too important to the economy.[0] But excellent for scaring people into voting a certain way. It's why Texas refuses to require businesses to check work status and do audits[1][2], instead they put on a song and dance at the border.
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This shouldn't affect the countless state, county and local police who prefer doing stuff that ICE does.
https://kagi.com/news?q=state+county+police+arrest+immigrant...
I think the point is that the rest of the country will soon catch up to what border states have known for decades. Undocumented immigrants are too important to the economy.[0] But excellent for scaring people into voting a certain way. It's why Texas refuses to require businesses to check work status and do audits[1][2], instead they put on a song and dance at the border.
[0] hhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/texas-undocumented-i...
[1] https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/05/texas-e-verify-requi...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44250270
State/county/local police know to avoid politically powerful big businesses in their area. National-level ICE did not.