Haslam's legacy: harm to Tennessee's marginalized people [View all]

Haslam's legacy will be that of harm to Tennessee's marginalized people

Two of the last bills Haslam has sanctioned either through his signature or silence target the health-care access of low-income mothers (HB 1551) and attack immigrant communities in our state (HB 2315).

The misguided and misnamed “Medicaid work requirements” instituted by HB 1551 are not only unnecessary, but only further the myth of “the undeserving poor.”

Just a few weeks later, the governor’s refusal to veto HB-2315 after the 10-day period allows it to take effect without his signature.

This bill does not only create a more robust ban on sanctuary city policies but will require local law enforcement agencies to go beyond existing responsibilities and destroy community trust to work with federal agencies like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through memorandums of agreement.

For the past weeks, thousands of immigrants and their allies have marched and rallied at the state capitol, delivered letters and made phone calls urging a veto of HB-2315. Haslam ignored all of these appeals, and sought to hide behind the veil of “neutrality” by not signing the legislation.

More:
https://amp.tennessean.com/amp/634616002

What do you expect from the richest governor in the whole country?
Haslam has an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion!