Russell Pearce
The Public Record
American law enforcement officer and politician
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April 23, 2012
But laws that have no consequences are no laws at all.
— Russell Pearce
Just the opposite, Mr. Chairman. Again, under federal law, you know--under the U.S. Constitution and the Arizona Constitution, we have the Equal Protection Clause.
The deterrence factor this legislation brought about was clearly instrumental in our unprecedented drop in crime.
The invasion of illegal aliens we face today--convicted felons, drug cartels, gang members, human traffickers, and even terrorists--pose one of the greatest threats to our Nation.
We must have the courage, the fortitude, to enforce, with compassion but without apology, those laws that protect the integrity of our borders.
Interior enforcement is down. Yes, I did. It doesn't change. It takes clarification. I'm not wanting to change the Constitution. You're the one who wants to alter and abuse the Constitution.
Enough of the misinformation. Simply not true. I was on this when President Bush was there. I was not a President Bush fan when it came to his failure to veto spending bills. I did not support him with this open border amnesty approach to…
Enough with the misinformation. Simply not true. I was on this when President Bush was there. I was not a President Bush fan when it came to his failure to veto spending bills. I did not support him with this open border amnesty approach…
It is a crime to enter this country illegally. It is a crime to remain in this country. Yet you provide for the greatest inducement available, an unconstitutional declaration of citizenship to those born to non-citizens.
The 14th Amendment was written in 1866, ratified in 1868, belonged to one group of people only, African-Americans, to give them their rightful place at the table that they were being denied after that war. Had nothing to do with foreigners…