Galloway for Senate - Illegal Immigration

Illegal Immigration

Illegal immigration is the most important issue facing Texas today. The

failure of

the federal government to enforce the current immigration laws

and the lack of

leadership in Austin has allowed illegal immigration and the

security of our

border to reach a “Crisis Level“. The flood of illegal aliens

across our border

has overwhelmed our public schools, driven up the cost

of heath care and

clogged our criminal justice system costing Texas

taxpayers billions of dollars

annually.

		Based on the latest census data (which is seven years old) there are
		more than 1.7 million illegal aliens in Texas.
		It is estimated that since 2000, the state's illegal alien population has
		increased thirty-three percent.
		Thirteen percent of the state's total school age population, some
		600,000 children, are illegal aliens or the offspring of illegal aliens.
		Approximately twenty percent of those incarcerated in our prisons and
		local jails are illegal aliens.
		More than twenty percent of the medical caseloads in Texas involve
		illegal aliens including seventy percent of all babies born at publicly funded hospitals.
		The majority of the illegal drugs smuggled in to the US come across
		the US / Mexican border. Texas has 1,254 miles of border with Mexico.

Despite this accurate and compelling assessment, the Texas Legislature

has

done little to address this problem. We can no longer tolerate the

attitude of “it’s

a federal issue” or “we

re doing all we can do” that is often

heard from our

elected officials.

The first line of defense is to redirect resources from providing services to

illegal

aliens to enforcing current law at all levels of law enforcement.

		Eliminate “sanctuary cities” in Texas.
		Provide sufficient funding to incarcerate illegal aliens pending
		deportation.
		Provide additional resources to our border area sheriffs.
		Implement a state sanctioned “Civil Border Patrol", provide training,
		and coordination to volunteers.