To: Greg Abbott, TX Attorney General and Governor Greg Abbott
Tell Gov. Perry to Drop The Lawsuit Attacking Texas Immigrants and Families
Gov. Perry and Attorney General Abbott, end your lawsuit attacking long-time Texas immigrants and families. With more workers and employers paying taxes under President Obama's new immigrant documentation policy, the State of Texas would gain an additional $338 million in tax revenues over five years (according to the Center for American Progress). Instead of accepting this money, your administration is spending additional Texas tax dollars fighting it. Why?
Why is this important?
Recently, the State of Texas joined a host of other states in suing the federal government over the President's executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Texas families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Texas immigrants and deprive Texas of a massive $338 million in much-needed tax revenue over the next five years.
President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Texas and generate millions of dollars in taxes, Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott are joining with their political partisans to block it.
Gov. Perry signed the Texas DREAM Act, helping young immigrants access in-state tuition. But this lawsuit changes everything.
We need Gov. Perry and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Texas. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.
President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Texas and generate millions of dollars in taxes, Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott are joining with their political partisans to block it.
Gov. Perry signed the Texas DREAM Act, helping young immigrants access in-state tuition. But this lawsuit changes everything.
We need Gov. Perry and his administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Texas. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.