# @thekansascitystar on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CjBJ2i_L2OU - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19115591-thekansascitystar-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/31a5568ea4.jpg - **Posted:** 2022-09-27T17:09:36.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar ## Caption Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation on Tuesday to give states the authority to enforce federal immigration law, which would empower border states and others to implement aggressive deportation operations. The measure from the Missouri Republican has virtually no chance of becoming law, but is intended to serve as a rebuke of Democratic President Joe Biden’s approach to immigration enforcement. It comes as Republicans nationally are attacking Democrats over immigration ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections, charging the Biden administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress with failing stop migrants and drugs from crossing into the United States from Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, and, more recently, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, all Republicans, have grabbed widespread attention for transporting migrants to liberal-leaning areas. GOP officials in border states, angry with the influx of migrants, have supported sending some elsewhere in the country to prevent a strain on public resources. Hawley’s proposal would take state involvement to a new level, however. States would be allowed to authorize state and local law enforcement to enforce federal law prohibiting unlawful entry into the country. State prosecutors would be allowed to bring cases in U.S. District Court. Get the full story at the link in our bio. ✏ Jonathan Shorman #Missouri #MissouriNews #JoshHawley #Immigration #Politics ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 128 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 33 ## Tags politics, missouri, missourinews, immigration, joshhawley --- Copyright (c) Gondola