Black makes another immigration proposal in Congress
With early voting set to get underway in the gubernatorial primary on Friday, Republican U.S. Rep. Diane Black has filed a bill seeking to make the act of illegally entering the United States a felony. That would be up from the current misdemeanor level, which is punishable by six months’ incarceration.
Black in May introduced a separate bill to crowdfund the construction of a wall on Mexican border.
Corker’s latest Trump critique: ‘Ready, fire, aim’ policy on immigration
Tennessee’s Sen. Bob Corker says that the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that forced many families to be separated at the U.S border was implemented in a “ready, fire, aim way” and is not a “realistic” way to enforce immigration laws, reports CBS News.
Bredesen ‘horrified’ by separation of illegal immigrant parents from children; Blackburn blames liberals
Statements from U.S. Senate candidates Marsha Blackburn, Republican, and Phil Bredesen, Democrat, as reported by The Tennessean, on separation of children from their parents when detained at the U.S.-Mexico when suspected of trying to enter the country illegally:
Protesters disrupt Roe campaign event; he vows to ‘bury’ Democrats
Over a dozen people protesting President Trump’s immigration policies “crashed” U.S. Rep. Phil Roe’s official announcement of his re-election campaign Monday, reports the Johnson City Press. One of them was a Democrat seeking her party’s nomination for the 1st Congressional seat. Roe subsequently told supporters he wants to “bury” Democrats in November.
Alexander and Corker: Stop separating parents and children detained at U.S. border
Statements from U.S. Sens. Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee on the Trump administration policy of separating children detained at the U.S./Mexico border from their parents, as reported by the Times Free Press:
Haslam on race to replace him: Lots of talk on illegal immigration, not so much on education
In a speech to the Collierville Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Gov. Bill Haslam suggested that the candidates running to replace him are overly focused on things that don’t have much to do with being governor, like illegal immigration, and not so much on matters where a governor can have impact, like education and the TNReady testing system or TennCare financing.
Black campaign asks TV stations to stop airing PAC-sponsored attack ad
The front page of The Tenenssean the day the driver’s license bill passed the General Assembly in April 2001.
An attorney for Diane Black’s gubernatorial campaign is asking TV stations to stop airing a TV ad that declares “Dishonest Diane Black” is “good for illegal immigrants, bad for Tennessee.” So reports The Tennessean, which obtained a copy of a letter sent to Knoxville TV station WVLT.
The ad was paid for by a political action committee, known as Tennessee Jobs Now, which supports one of Black’s GOP competitors — Knoxville entrepreneur Randy Boyd. (Previous post with video and text of the ad, HERE.)
Black bill proposes crowdfunding to help pay for border wall with Mexico
U.S. Rep. Diane Black, who is stressing her opposition to illegal immigration in campaigning for governor, has proposed in Congress to use crowdfunding to help pay for the border wall proposed by President Donald Trump, reports Fox News. She has also issued a press release on the “Border Wall Trust Fund Act.”
More on Haslam and the ‘sanctuary cities bill’
Gov. Bill Haslam has elaborated on his decision to let the controversial “sanctuary cities bill” become law without his signature, reports the Times Free Press. And several politicians and individuals are offering comments on the move.
Unsigned: Haslam allows anti-sanctuary cities bill to become law
Critics call it the “mass deportation bill,” while supporters label it the “anti-sanctuary cities bill.” Either way, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam on Monday allowed the bill to become law without his signature.
The measure declares that municipalities can lose state grant funds if they loosen local rules involving illegal immigrants and requires state and local law enforcement officers to assist federal officials. Haslam has noted that “sanctuary cities” are already prohibited in Tennessee, despite concerns to the contrary from some of those urging him to sign the bill. He’s also argued that some concerns from the “immigrant community” seemed focused on provisions that were deleted from the measure prior to its final passage.
