Houston Chronicle 4/27/10Texas lawmakers closely watching ArizonaAUSTIN — Texas lawmakers are closely watching Arizona's get-tough immigration law, with some Republicans saying they will push for similar action here while Democrats say the legislation is wrongheaded and the GOP would suffer politically for the attempt.
"The first priority for any elected official is to make sure that the safety and security of Texans is well-established," said Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball. "If our federal government did their job, then Arizona wouldn't have to take this action, and neither would Texas."
Riddle introduced a similar measure last legislative session — it stalled in committee — and said she will do the same when the Legislature meets in regular session in January.
For those not familiar with Debbie Riddle - please do get to know her:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Riddle">Debbie Riddle wikipedia entry
Pit of hell speechIn a March 6, 2003 interview with the El Paso Times, Riddle was quoted as saying:
"Where did this idea come from that everybody deserves free education, free medical care, free whatever? It comes from Moscow, from Russia. It comes straight out of the pit of hell. And it's cleverly disguised as having a tender heart. It's not a tender heart. It's ripping the heart out of this country."
Oh
she tries to backtrack about the quote to tone down her insanity. But no one believes her. :crazy: