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Perry Letter Final

Constituents in Texas wrote a letter to Governor Rick Perry expressing concern about policy developments that will negatively impact Hispanic and immigrant communities. They believe proposals like HB12 and SB9 are dangerous, divisive, and ignore contributions from Hispanics and immigrants. Local police, sheriffs, and businesses oppose SB9 as bad policy that will harm the economy. Constituents urge the governor to reject an anti-immigrant agenda and not follow Arizona's failed policies, which were driven by politics rather than common sense.

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Perry Letter Final

Constituents in Texas wrote a letter to Governor Rick Perry expressing concern about policy developments that will negatively impact Hispanic and immigrant communities. They believe proposals like HB12 and SB9 are dangerous, divisive, and ignore contributions from Hispanics and immigrants. Local police, sheriffs, and businesses oppose SB9 as bad policy that will harm the economy. Constituents urge the governor to reject an anti-immigrant agenda and not follow Arizona's failed policies, which were driven by politics rather than common sense.

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Letter to Governor Rick Perry from constituents in Texas

June 1, 2011 The Honorable Rick Perry Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428 Dear Governor Perry: As the Texas Legislature reconvenes for a Special Session, constituents in this great state are very concerned about policy developments that will have a negative impact on our Hispanic and diverse immigrant communities. We believe that this agenda is dangerous, divisive and ignores the important social, economic, cultural and political contributions of Hispanics and immigrants in our great State of Texas. In the regular session of the Legislature, some lawmakers tried to follow the costly political path set by Arizona. Several bills were proposed, including HB12 (the so-called sanctuary cities bill). And, all of them were vetted by committees and legislators. At the end of the session, none of these divisive legislative proposals became the law of the state. We praise lawmakers for understanding the potential damage these proposals would have on our economy, our security and our Texan values. I am proud to say that Texas did better, in fact, much better than Arizona. Now, in the shadow of the Special Session, some lawmakers are renewing these attempts to scapegoat immigrants, which will inevitably result in not only alienating immigrant communities but also a large voting bloc of Hispanic constituents in the entire country. We are particularly concerned about proposed Senate Bill 9. This Arizona-style legislation cannot work in Texas. Our local police departments and county sheriffs are on record as being strongly opposed to it. The business community in our state is also opposed and believes it is a bad policy that will ultimately harm our state economy. And, most importantly, every sector in Texas believes this kind of initiative is a waste of time and resources. As a constituent of this great state, I urge you not to follow the failed policies of Arizona. The decisions made in Arizona were driven by politics, not common-sense. I believe Texas can do better than this. I ask that you work with us to educate others about the risks of using the politics of fear and intimidation during the discussion of unconstitutional, anti-Hispanic, show me your papers proposals. Senator, we urge you to work with the communities across the state and reject an anti-immigrant, anti-Texas agenda in the Special Session. Sincerely,

Name: ____________________________ City, Zip:__________________________

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