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A0STIN - Ban Patiick, Texas State Senatoi anu authentic conseivative canuiuate foi
Lieutenant uoveinoi ieleaseu his newest television au calleu "Secuie the Boiuei". The au
featuies Senatoi Patiick's stiong iecoiu of fighting illegal immigiation while infoiming
voteis of his opponent's failuie to auuiess the giowing pioblem.

The Wickeis uioup, a nationally known political meuia fiim, piouuceu the au foi the
campaign. The au begins aiiing in majoi meuia maikets acioss Texas touay.


Click to play: http:youtu.be}pZSuuwSTYo

Since aiiiving in the Texas Senate in 2uu7, Ban Patiick has authoieu anu sponsoieu
countless bills to secuie the boiuei while his opponents have only contiibuteu to the
pioblem. Ban's bills incluueu iequiiing e-veiify of employeis, punishing coyotes that
smuggle people acioss the boiuei, iepealing in-state tuition foi illegal immigiants as well as
piohibiting sanctuaiy cities. A complete listing of Ban's immigiation iecoiu can be founu at
www.uanpatiick.oiguan-patiick-boiuei-champion.

In staik contiast, Baviu Bewhuist has expanueu in-state tuition foi illegal immigiants.
Touu Staples voteu foi bills that alloweu illegal immigiants to get uiivei's licenses, ieceive
in-state tuition anu fiee non-emeigency healthcaie. Finally, }eiiy Patteison has woikeu
tiielessly to champion a guest woikei piogiam that amounts to amnesty.

Texas voteis aie veiy conceineu about the impact of illegal immigiation on theii peisonal
safety as well as the Texas economy. Ban Patiick will make secuiing the boiuei a piioiity
anu will iepeal the social enticements that uiaw them to Texas.

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Attachment: substantiation uocument "Secuie the Boiuei"
02/19/14
pd pol ad | 1exans for uan aLrlck | www.uanaLrlck.org
Substant|at|on document: 1exans for Dan atr|ck ad "Secure the 8order"


Vo|ceover: "Dewhurst a||owed the expans|on of |n-state tu|t|on for |||ega| |mm|grants."
Dewhurst passed an expans|on of |n-state tu|t|on |n 200S. uewhursL allowed Lhe
SenaLe Lo pass SenaLe 8lll 1328 (79-8). 1hls blll expanded Lhe ln-sLaLe LulLlon program
by changlng Lhe resldency deflnlLlons. 1he blll allowed resldency Lo be deLermlned by
Lhe sLudenL's sLaLus, raLher Lhan Lhelr parenLs' sLaLus. (!"#$% !'()*+", 10/23/2011)

Vo|ceover: "Stap|es voted to g|ve |||ega| |mm|grants |n-state tu|t|on, dr|ver ||censes and
hea|thcare. "
Stap|es supported the |n-state tu|t|on b||| as a state senator. SLaples supporLed Pouse
8lll 1403 (77-8) whlch granLed ln-sLaLe LulLlon Lo Lhe chlldren of lllegal lmmlgranLs
(,-.., 02/23/2013). CpponenLs of Lhe blll sald lL would Lurn a bllnd eye Lo lndlvlduals
llvlng ln Lhe u.S. lllegally. (Pouse 8esearch CrganlzaLlon, Pouse 8lll 1403 8lll Analysls).
Stap|es voted to g|ve dr|ver ||censes to |||ega| a||ens. ln 2001, 1odd SLaples voLed for
Pouse 8lll 396 (77-8), whlch allowed lllegal lmmlgranLs Lo presenL a forelgn blrLh
cerLlflcaLe or ldenLlLy card ln order Lo recelve a 1exas drlver's llcense. 1he blll was
veLoed by Cov. erry (!aneL LllloLL, erry wlelds power Lo block lmmlgranL, healLh care
bllls," /0*%10+ 23'0+(45", 06/18/2001).
Stap|es voted to prov|de |||ega| |mm|grants w|th taxpayer funded hea|thcare. ln 2003,
1odd SLaples voLed for SenaLe 8lll 309 (78-8) auLhorlzlng hosplLals Lo provlde free or
dlscounLed non-emergency care for lllegal lmmlgranLs uslng local Laxpayer funds (Clay
8oblson, SenaLe approves care for lllegal lmmlgranLs," /0*%10+ 23'0+(45", 3/6/2003).
(78
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LeglslaLure, SenaLe !ournal, p. 1331).

Vo|ceover: "atterson support amnesty"
atterson supports g|v|ng |ega| status to |||ega| |mm|grants. ln an lnLervlew wlLh Lhe 65
7$%0 !(8"%, aLLerson sLaLed supporL for glvlng lllegal lmmlgranLs some form of legal
sLaLus so Lhey would be granLed ln-sLaLe LulLlon as a legal resldenL:
C: Cov. 8lck erry soughL Lo make LhaL argumenL wlLh Lhe 1exas uream AcL,
whlch granLs ln-sLaLe LulLlon Lo quallfylng undocumenLed lmmlgranLs aL 1exas
colleges and unlverslLles. WhaL ls your poslLlon on Lhe 1exas uream AcL?
A: l don'L supporL Lhe ldea of saylng, "We're golng Lo lgnore Lhe law and leL you
do LhaL." l supporL Lhe ldea of flxlng Lhelr sLaLus as opposed Lo Lrylng Lo [usL
sweep Lhe sLaLus under Lhe rug. l would noL supporL an ln-sLaLe LulLlon blll for
lllegals. l would supporL a meLhod of provldlng Lhem a lawful sLaLus where ln-
sLaLe LulLlon for lllegals wouldn'L be a problem. We're 8and-Aldlng. (65 7$%0
!(8"%, 02/07/2013).
And durlng Lhe lorL 8end Chamber lorum on 2/11/14, !erry aLLerson sald lL would be
foollsh noL Lo conslder amnesLy."