The Texas Governor is hours away from signing a controversial immigration bill that could make illegal entry into Texas a state crime. An overarching clash between a broken federal immigration system and state-level action is indicated by the development.
In Brownsville, Texas, work on a state-sanctioned border wall is well underway, setting the stage for the legislation that could reshape the border landscape radically. Undeterred thousands of immigrants continue to pour into the United States, overwhelming the Border Patrol's capacity, prompting the closure of ports of entry and, more recently, railway transport.
