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The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Texas legislators pass hardline immigration bill denounced as racist

People in Eagle Pass, Texas after crossing the Rio Grande. Legal advocates have questioned the bill’s legality.
People in Eagle Pass, Texas after crossing the Rio Grande. Legal advocates have questioned the bill’s legality. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, is expected to sign a bill that would make crossing into the state without documentation a crime, one of the harshest immigration policies in the US to date.

The bill, SB 4, was passed by the Texas house and is awaiting final approval from Abbott.

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