Expletive-laced Tirade Against Dallas Lawmaker for ‘Dreamers' Defense Unacceptable, Colleagues Say

AUSTIN — Colleagues from both sides of the aisle are defending a Dallas lawmaker who received an expletive-laced voicemail at his state office after he released a statement supporting unauthorized immigrants, known as "Dreamers," who came to the country illegally as children. On Thursday, Rep. Rafael Anchia posted a recording of the tirade on Twitter. His statement was a response to Attorney General Ken Paxton's decision to sue the federal government to end a program that grants many unauthorized immigrants deportation relief for two years."Anchia, you reprehensible scumbag liberal un-American piece of sh--," says an unidentified man's voice on the recording.  Continue reading...