{"id":2396930,"date":"2025-01-30T10:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigration-bill-passes-senate-school-choice-vote-coming-today-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:03:27","slug":"immigration-bill-passes-senate-school-choice-vote-coming-today-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigration-bill-passes-senate-school-choice-vote-coming-today-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration bill passes Senate; school choice vote coming today &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fimmigration-bill-passes-senate-school-choice-vote-coming-today-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Tennessee \u2062Senate has passed a bill aimed at enhancing the state&#8217;s enforcement\u2064 against illegal immigration, with a vote of \u200c26-7. The legislation includes the\u200b establishment of a\u200d new division \u2062for\u200d immigration\u2064 enforcement and\u200c imposes \u200dpenalties\u2063 on elected officials who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanctuary-city-nyc-gives-up-ships-illegal-aliens-to-canada\/\" title=\"Sanctuary City NYC Gives Up, Ships Illegal Aliens to Canada\">support sanctuary cities<\/a>. Notably, senator Todd Gardenhire was the sole\u200b Republican to oppose the bill, raising concerns over the creation of a Class E felony for sanctuary city\u2063 support, \u200bwhich he argued is already illegal in\u2064 the state.<\/p>\n<p>An\u200d amendment proposed by Senator London Lamar to remove this provision was rejected,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boxing-association-releases-game-changing-statement-on-olympian-who-brutalized-female-opponent\/\" title=\"Boxing Association Releases Game-Changing Statement on Olympian Who Brutalized Female Opponent\">highlighting ongoing debates<\/a> about the authority \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-will-visit-texas-on-friday-following-deep-freeze-that-left-millions-without-power\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Will Visit Texas On Friday Following Deep Freeze That Left Millions Without Power\">local elected officials<\/a>. Another amendment \u2063by Senator Heidi Campbell, meant to protect those living in\u2064 or entering \u2062the\u2063 country illegally from arrests in schools and churches, also failed. <\/p>\n<p>The bill promotes cooperation with the federal government and involves a grant program for law enforcement \u2063agencies participating in a federal\u2064 immigration\u200c program. Proponents, like \u2062Rep. Bo Watson, \u200dargue that the federal government has been ineffective in managing immigration issues, and\u2064 states need\u2064 to be proactive\u200c in addressing these challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The legislative session is expected to conclude today\u200c with discussions and votes concerning \u200dschool\u200d choice, \u200bfollowing disruptions from protestors in the House of Representatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Immigration bill passes Senate; school choice vote coming today<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1962941\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash; The Tennessee Senate voted 26-7 on Wednesday to pass a bill that would create a new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">division targeting illegal immigration<\/a> that would also penalize elected officials who support sanctuary cities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sen. Todd Gardenhire was the only Republican voting &ldquo;no.&rdquo; He joined Democrats in questioning why the bill created a Class E felony when sanctuary cities were already illegal in the state.<\/p>\n<p>An amendment to remove the provision of the bill was reintroduced during a Senate floor debate by Sen. London Lamar, D-Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we need additional penalties on people who are elected by the people to be able to take stances on particular issues,&rdquo; Lamar said. &ldquo;I know there is Supreme Court precedence and state court precedence that had reiterated protections for local elected officials to be able to take stances. I will say if you keep this in the bill, then this bill will more than likely go straight to court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The amendment was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate also defeated an amendment by Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, that would have prohibited law enforcement from arresting people living in or entering the country illegally in churches and schools.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s incredibly stressful for all of the students in our state to be disrupted on a regular basis by ICE agents coming in whether it is at their school or at their church or any public place that&rsquo;s supposed to be safe,&rdquo; Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p>The bill creates a Centralized Immigration Enforcement Division to act as a liaison with the Trump administration on immigration. The bill also establishes a grant program for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> that participate in a federal immigration program that allows them to perform some immigration duties.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, who presented the bill, said even states that are not border states need to play a part in arresting people living in or entering the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For decades, states have yielded to the federal government to solve this problem only to see the problem worsen because the federal government has simply become inept at solving it,&rdquo; Watson said. &ldquo;Over the past five years, states have become more and more aggressive and more and more engaged in this debate and in offering solutions to a problem that everyone recognizes but no one wants to fix.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The special session is expected to wrap up today with votes in both chambers on school choice. 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