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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "This is an opportunity for me to do other things with my life and I want to be able to go do those," she said.
59% : " According to Texas law, local law enforcement agencies already have to cooperate with ICE.
54% : The 'Task Force Model' is a step up, allowing local law enforcement officers to act on behalf of ICE (in a limited capacity) during their normal day-to-day patrol.
51% : Counties would be granted money proportionally based on their population and how many counties applied for the grant.
49% : In February 2025, ICE encountered 11,709 migrants at the southwest land border -- less than 16 times fewer than in February 2024, when 189,913 encounters were documented.
46% : Texas Senate discusses bill requiring counties to work closer with ICE Among Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's top priorities this legislative session is "requiring local law enforcement to assist the Federal Government's deportation efforts."
41% : "Unfortunately people are saying, 'Well, I may have to trim back on that, and I may not be able to do research that has lots of regulatory compliance or lots of other administrative burdens,'" Bradner said.
40% : In January, President Trump issued an executive order calling for a pause on federal grants.
40% : However, according to Bradner, a pause on the issuance of new research grants is creating a pipeline problem which could see many new energy projects delayed. "Universities are starting to take preemptive action to cut back and to reduce the number of graduate students they're bringing in for next year," Bradner said, meaning fewer people who can focus on research projects.
39% : "We do not know of a Sheriff right now who does not cooperate with ICE," Hawthorne said.
27% : "We are merely looking at parts of the big bureaucracy where there has been tremendous waste and fraud and abuse," Trump said at the time.

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