Federal judge blocks enforcement of controversial Texas immigration law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "If allowed to proceed, SB 4 could open the door to each state passing its own version of immigration laws," Judge David Alan Ezra wrote, granting a preliminary injunction against the law.
40% : A federal judge in Austin, Texas, ordered the state government Thursday to suspend enforcement of a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.
30% : The President of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including laws already on the books that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants," Abbott said in a statement.

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