#migration

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

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

— Jim Ramstad

#borders #control #immigration #need #our

It is vitally important that we implement immigration reform. We need a bill that strengthens our borders and protects this nation, but that also makes it simpler for good people to become Americans. ↗

— Dave Reichert

#become #bill #borders #good #good people

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

I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

#fought #had #i #immigration #restriction

I think there are many in the Democratic Party that want immigration to be unsolved issue at least for the time being, because it's more useful as a campaign issue than it is as a solved issue. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#being #campaign #democratic #democratic party #i

It's impossible to walk a block in Miami, in Los Angeles, San Antonio without running into someone who is being deeply impacted by a broken legal immigration system. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#antonio #being #block #broken #deeply