District 81

District 81, State Representative (House)     This information is presented here so that voters who are concerned about the illegal alien issue can know a candidate's stance, make a more informed vote and make their preferences known, offer help, contributions, etc. Our goal is to create a network of activists across Texas. Each one advocating as a constituent of his or her district to their respective legislator.

The Concerned Citizens Coalition in District 81 has taken over the job of getting a response from the candidates, then posting them on the Internet. They have posted the responses from all candidates in the District 81 race. See below their introduction and link to their web site where you may see the results of the inquiry. You can come back here to get contact info. NOTE Their website works best with Internet Explorer "We had 100% participation in the illegal immigration survey by the candidates for the position of State Representative for the 81st District. Each was gracious and very concerned about the problems faced by our cities and state because of illegal immigration. Upon our review of the survey results, we believe a person looking at the results should be aware that there are problems in acquiring and accurate and objective interpretation of the survey findings. We found that an experienced legislator, familiar with the process of passing bills, would of necessity reply to some questions differently than other candidates thereby placing him in an unfair position. We could also see where the candidate with the most legal experience might choose to not respond to a question involving a bill that may have been designed to create a Superior Court challenge. Consequently, Concerned Citizens Coalition chooses not to assign grades to the candidates based on the numerical value of the response. We do believe this survey is an important tool that can be used to create local discussion and increase our education of the candidates’ positions on illegal immigration bills that might be presented to our state legislature at the next session." LINK>> Candidate's response on the CCC website.

Candidate Info and Past Actions	Stance on Illegal Migration
G.E. "Buddy" West House Member Website Capitol Office Mailing Address Room CAP GW.11 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768 (512) 463-0546 (512) 463-8067 Fax ------------------- District Office PO Box 12370 Odessa, TX 79768 Physical Address 26 Emerald Gardens Odessa, TX 79762 (432) 367-2721 (432) 368-5149 Fax Past Actions	\
Jesse W. Gore Campaign Website Past Actions	\
Tryon D. Lewis Campaign Website -------------------- 823 Central Ave. Odessa, Texas 79761 (432) 333-4744 (432) 333-4143 Past Actions	\
Randy Rives No Website Yet Past Actions	\

Illegal Migration Control Ideas Embedded In Bills That Were Introduced In The 80th Session Of The Texas Legislature. Further research can be done at the Texas Legislature Online. The bill version AS INTRODUCED into the 80th legislature is the one you want to look at. 1. Prevent a state entity or local municipality from creating an ordinance or policy that violates state or federal law (stop Sanctuary Cities). Reference: HB 13 Return to Top 2. Deny government benefits to the children of illegal alien parents. Reference: HB 28 Return to Top 3. Place a surcharge on moneys sent out of the U. S. by Illegal aliens. Reference: HB 29 , SB 268 (Alternative: put a surcharge on all out country money transfers, and then reimburse those who can prove lawful residence.) Return to Top 4. Require that a petitioner for a state license be a lawful resident of Texas. Reference: HB 38 Return to Top 5. Mandate training of certain state law enforcement personnel under the federal program known as 287G. Reference: HB 3704 Return to Top 6. Mandate that an applicant for non-emergency medical assistance be required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Reference: HB 40 Return to Top 7. Mandate that a person registering to vote provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Reference: HB 101, HB 626 Return to Top 8. Close the loophole in the Education Code that now allows illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition status. Reference: HB 104, HB 159, HB 141, HB 39 Return to Top 9. Require that state agencies report the cost of services and benefits issued to illegal aliens. Reference: HB 127 Return to Top 10. Define human trafficking and provide penalties for same. Reference: HB 3370 Return to Top 11. Mandate that grant recipients of the Texas Enterprise Fund hire only lawful residents, not illegal aliens. Reference: HB 351 Return to Top 12. Mandate that marriage certificate applicants affirm than they are not using marriage to circumvent immigration laws. Reference: HB 578, HB 691, HB 1377, SB 47 Return to Top 13. Give the power of arrest to federal law enforcement officers including agents of Homeland Security and Border Patrol. Reference: HB 700 Return to Top 14. Create a criminal trespass offense for illegal aliens within the boundaries of the U.S. Reference: SB 773 Return to Top 15. Authorize peace officers to inquire into the citizenship status of persons arrested or detained, forbid local ordinances abridging this authorization. Reference: HB 858, SB 1840 Return to Top 16. Prevent local governments from specifically creating a place, with taxpayer money, for illegal aliens to find work. Reference: HB 904 Return to Top 17. Requests that police officials make an effort to determine the citizenship status of jailed persons. Reference: HB 905 Return to Top 18. Regulate immigration service and assistance and provide penalties for violations. Reference: HB 906 Return to Top 19. Allow law-enforcement of federal law by state authorities. Reference: HB 907 Return to Top 20. Require that state and local government entities and government contractors verify employment eligibility through the system set up by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Reference: HB 908, HB 291 and SB 116 Return to Top 21. Require proof of citizenship before issuance of a driver's license, define proof. Reference: HB 931 Return to Top 22. Forbid County officials from adopting a policy that does not fully enforce state or federal immigration laws. Reference: HB 1012 Return to Top 23. Limit state benefits to applicants who are lawful residents of the United States. Reference: HB 1132 Return to Top 24. Limit state health benefits for children to citizens of the U.S.A. . Reference: HB 1155 Return to Top 25. Forbid county officials from adopting a policy that does not enforce state or federal immigration laws, authorize peace officers, and county officials to inquire into the citizenship status of persons arrested or detained. Reference: HB 1256, HB 1727 Return to Top 26. Provide for cancellation of voter registration due to citizenship status. Reference: SB 1464 Return to Top 27. Confiscate exemplary damage awards to illegal aliens for the state treasury. Reference: HB 1527 Return to Top 28. Forbid the reliance upon identity documents issued by another country when determining state benefits, issuing driver's license, state hiring, etc. Reference: HB 1604 Return to Top 29. Set penalties for counties and municipalities who adopt policies or ordinances' that mandate non-enforcement of state or federal immigration laws? Reference: HB 1774 Return to Top 30. Require schools to determine and report the number of illegal alien children in the school. Reference: HB 1941 Return to Top 31. Create the penalty of criminal trespass for anyone who has been deported or denied admission and is found to be within the boundaries of the United States. Reference: HB 2180 Return to Top 32. Provide for an annual comparison of deceased voters and voters who have refused to serve on a jury because they are not a citizen of the United States and purging of same by county registrars. Reference: HB 2247 Return to Top 33. Authorize a study on the feasibility of using increased technology to identify and deter fraud including citizenship, (Sec. 531.1112.) Reference: HB 2404 , SB 10 Return to Top 34. Connect the expiration date for a non resident foreign national commercial driver's license to the expiration date of the applicant's documentation. Reference: HB 2861 Return to Top 35. Applicants for a driver's last or identity card must present proof of lawful residents; license must expire when proof expires. Reference: HB 2869 Return to Top 36. Authorize counties to determine the citizenship status of jailed persons with help, when needed, of the proper federal authorities. Also authorize counties to build temporary quarters to detain illegal aliens for up to three months. Reference: HB 3020 Return to Top 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., 10., 11., 12., 13., 14., 15., 16., 17., 18., 19., 20., 21., 22., 23., 24., 25., 26., 27., 28., 29., 30., 31., 32., 33., 34., 35., 36., Return to Top