Well, you just know Abbot will be screaming for legislation shortly, to deny municipalities the authority to issue ID…

Dallas proposes ID cards for undocumented immigrants https://t.co/LBCFnHTs9z

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 22, 2017

“…Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has proposed offering identification cards to all of the city’s residents, including undocumented immigrants. Doing so would not only grant Dallas’ large population of Mexican immigrants free access to government or other municipal services but also formally involve them in the local economy, Rawlings told local reporters Tuesday.

The photo IDs would give undocumented immigrants who don’t have access to other forms of formal identification the ability to cash checks, pursue legal employment and acquire library cards.

The ID cards could also provide undocumented immigrants an avenue to open bank accounts in addition to giving them a way to identify themselves to local law enforcement officers, Liz cedilla-Pereira, head of Dallas’ Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs, told Dallas News…”