We recognize the contributions of immigrants to our society by supporting their access to healthcare and education for the benefit of all of the community.

HB 13		This bill requires counties and cities who do not enforce federal immigration laws to forfeit or repay homeland security funding. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of local law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would punish state agencies that do not enforce federal laws.
HB 28		This bill denies state-provided benefits, including employment, retirement payment, welfare payments, food stamps, public housing, and public education to the children of those who have entered the United States without authorization. The TCC opposes legislation that would restrict a child's access to state-provided benefits, regardless of the child's or his/her parent's status in the United States.
HB 29		This bill proposes an 8% fee on all money transfers from Texas to Mexico or Central or South America. The fee can only be reimbursed by those who can prove that they are lawfully present in the United States. The TCC opposes this bill because it specifically targets undocumented Mexicans and Central and South Americans and takes money away from those who are dedicating their lives to sending money to care for their families.
HB 456		This bill protects day laborers in multiple ways, including requiring employers of day laborers to pay a rate not less than the rate paid to permanent employees performing similar work, provide overtime compensation and compensation for travel that is integral to the job, and notify the laborer of the wage rate. It prohibits the reduction of a previously negotiated wage during that workday, and creates a minimum daily wage rate. The TCC, in recognizing the dignity of workers and out of respect for their rights, which include a right to a just wage, supports this bill.
HB 623		This bill would allow all war veterans and their children to obtain in-state tuition, despite their immigration status. The TCC supports efforts to provide equal benefits for immigrants in the armed forces in recognizing that the contributions of a veteran are the grounds for providing these benefits.
HB 700		This bill would expand the role of federal law enforcement to arrest, search, and seize for any offense rather than just federal offenses. The TCC believes that the roles of state and federal law enforcement should not be confused.
HB 712		This bill would allow all war veterans and their children to obtain in-state tuition, despite their immigration status. The TCC supports efforts to provide equal benefits for immigrants in the armed forces in recognizing that the contributions of a veteran are the grounds for providing these benefits.
HB 855		This bill would declare it an offense to refuse to identify (provide name, residence address, or date or birth) after being lawfully detained. It would also remove several of the exceptions to identifying that already exist in the case where an individual is lawfully arrested. Being arrested is different from being detained. The TCC believes that this bill would increase racial profiling and fuel anti-immigrant sentiments.
HB 858		This bill would allow a peace officer to arrest an individual if the officer has probable cause to believe that the individual has violated a civil or criminal provision of federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of state law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 904		This bill would prohibit a local government entity from constructing or operating a day labor center that knowingly helps those not lawfully present in the US to find employment. The TCC supports day labor centers which provide a venue for employees and employers to meet and opposes legislation that would restrict state funding to any of these centers.
HB 905		This bill would gives sheriffs or other officers the authority to determine the immigration status of defendants awaiting trail in correctional facilities. Determining immigration status is a responsibility of federal law enforcement. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of state law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 906		This bill would prohibit a person who provides immigration assistance services from providing legal advice, recommending specific legal action, or providing any assistance that requires legal analysis, judgment, or interpretation of the law. All members of our society, but especially immigrants, should have access to legal advice. The TCC opposes prohibiting an immigration assistance service, which provides multiple services to our immigrants, from providing legal advice.
HB 907		This bill would require Department of Public Safety officers of Texas to enforce federal immigration and customs laws. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of state law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 931		This bill would require an individual to prove his or her lawful presence in the US in order to obtain a driver's license. The TCC opposes legislation that discriminates against undocumented people in the US. Driver's licenses assure minimum standards of safety and insurance that are needed to protect all motorists on Texas roads, regardless of citizenship status.
HB 932		This bill would require that an individual's driver's license and/or personal identification certificate state whether the individual is a citizen of the United States. The TCC does not believe that disclosure of citizenship status is necessary on driver's licenses personal identification, especially because this status can affect the treatment that an individual receives.
HB 1012		This bill would require Texas cities to enforce federalimmigration laws. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of local law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 1053		This bill proposes that, in the event that a court awarded damages to a claimant who is a noncitizen, damages would not go to the noncitizen but rather the state's general revenue fund. In addition, this section would require that juries not be made known of this provision. This law directly discriminates against noncitizens. In addition, it seeks to subvert the knowledge of juries, a foundation of our court system. The TCC opposes legislation advocating discrimination and legislation which would seek to take judicial participatory power away from citizens.
HB 1132		This bill would require all applicants for Medicaid and state benefit programs to show proof of citizenship as defined by the new federal laws. This bill limits access to government benefit programs by requiring stricter standards for proof of citizenship. The TCC opposes legislation that would limit access to governmental benefit programs.
HB 1256		This bill would require that local law enforcement fully enforce the federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of local law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 1274		This bill would require that local law enforcement fully enforce the federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of local law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 1604		This bill would limit documents that an applicant could use as proof of identity in order to obtain a driver's license or other governmental benefits. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of identity documents issued by a consular office or consular official of another country, including the consular office of the United Mexican States, which is located in the US. The TCC opposes this bill because it creates an unfair burden on immigrants who may have identity documents from their own countries.
HB 1605		This bill states that if a crime leads to the death of a trafficked person, that crime is a felony of the first degree. The TCC recognizes that human trafficking is a serious and grave crime and supports raising the legal recognition of this crime by raising the offense to one of the first degree.
HB 1727		This bill would give local public officials the authority to inquire about the immigration status of individuals who are arrested or detained, to, in effect, uphold federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of state law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 1774		This bill would require local law enforcement to fully enforce the federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of local law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 2180		This bill would charge illegal immigrants with criminal trespassing and would allow local law enforcement that have a "reasonable suspicion" to arrest suspected persons without a warrant under some conditions. The TCC opposes this bill because it charges people with an unfair crime and requires local law enforcement to enforce federal law.
HB 2381		This bill would limit emergency medical services personnel from asking about the nationality or immigration status of a patients who needs or receives medical help. The TCC supports this bill because we support emergency healthcare access to allpeople.
HB 2998		This bill would give local public officials the authority to inquire about the immigration status of individuals who are arrested or detained, to, in effect, uphold federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of state law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
HB 3020		This bill would give local law enforcement the responsibility of enforcing federal immigration law. It would also allow for the creation of low quality holding facilities for those who are or have been present in the US unlawfully, and would require the immediate deportation of unlawfully present pregnant women. The TCC opposes this bill because it is not the responsibility of local law enforcement to enforce federal law and it disrespects the prisoners' dignity as human beings.
SB 150		This bill would allow a peace officer to inquire about a person's immigration status in order to establish probably cause for an arrest or investigate a criminal offense. Determining immigration status is a responsibility of federal law enforcement. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of state law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
SB 546		This bill would require that local law enforcement fully enforce the federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of local law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.
SB 1840		This bill would give local public officials the authority to inquire about the immigration status of individuals who are arrested or detained, to, in effect, uphold federal immigration law. The TCC believes that it is not the responsibility of state law enforcement to enforce federal laws and opposes any legislation that would allow or require state enforcement of federal laws.