Representative Cornel Rasor

Signing a 287(g) MOA with ICE gives your sheriff’s office some extra federal tools without turning your deputies into full-time immigration agents. Think of it as adding a useful upgrade to your existing law enforcement toolkit.

Questions like, ‘How can you claim to be a Christian and still support reductions in health care spending, Medicaid, Medicare, or services for the disabled?’ can weigh heavily on legislators. These arguments often come from people who believe government has a moral duty to provide broad material support, and they are framed in deeply moral and even religious terms.

In summary, S1296 is a commonsense update: It defines church trespass to prevent intentional disruptions, and applies measured penalties to protect real victims—worshipers exercising their rights. By passing this, we safeguard religious liberty amid rising threats.