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Texas Is on the Verge of Making Illegal Border Crossings a State Crime; Here's What You Need to Know

A man from Venezuela, jumps from shipping containers into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Credit: AFP)

TEXAS - Texas lawmakers last month approved Senate Bill 4, an immigration law that would allow Texas police to arrest people for illegally crossing the border from Mexico.

SB 4, which Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will sign into law, has sparked intense debate, with opponents saying it will lead to racial profiling by police and supporters saying Texas needs to step in because the federal government isn't doing enough to stop illegal immigration.

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