#immigration

In the absence of a limitation on local enforcement powers, the states are bound by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution to enforce violations of the federal immigration laws. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#bound #clause #constitution #enforce #enforcement

Sen. Robert Menendez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 would try to nullify every single state and local law that fights illegal immigration. Congressman Luis Gutierrez's CIR ASAP Act with over 100 Democratic co-sponsors does the same thing. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#comprehensive #congressman #democratic #does #every

Washington, D.C. is what is broken, not the immigration policies. We have good laws. We have people suffer every day because of government's failure to enforce the law and be respectful to the process we have. We have a pathway to citizenship already in place. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#because #broken #citizenship #day #enforce

When Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio cracked down on illegal immigration without getting permission from Obama, they threatened to revoke his 287(g) status. When Sheriff Joe refused to balk, they filed suit against him with a frivolous civil rights claim. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#arizona #balk #civil #civil rights #claim

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#began #i #immigration #issue #needed

We also need to strengthen the security of our borders and ports and strictly control immigration. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#borders #control #immigration #need #our

I think what's going to hurt the Republicans enormously is the extremist position of Mitt Romney on the immigration issue and states like New Mexico, states like Colorado, Nevada, Arizona - and I think it's going to be the margin of victory for President Obama, a very narrow victory. ↗

— Bill Richardson

#colorado #enormously #extremist #going #hurt

However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland. ↗

— Aleksander Kwasniewski

#doubt #however #i #immigration #poland

We have an immigration system in this country that not only doesn't work, in many cases it doesn't even make any sense. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#cases #country #even #immigration #make

The economic impact of illegal immigration on taxpayers is catastrophic. ↗

— Ric Keller

#economic #illegal #illegal immigration #immigration #impact