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If reasonable suspicion of unlawful presence exists and it is practicable, call ICE, CBP, or a 287(g) officer to determine the immigration status of the person.

SB 1070 has recently been endorsed as a model for the country by Mitt Romney.

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If you believe in the law, if you voted for the law, if you are enforcing the law, why can't you come and defend it?

At the end of the day, this bill is bad public policy by the State of Arizona.

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There is nobody better to explain this law to the Senate than you.

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Mr. President, let me start by responding to the ranking member of the Budget Committee by saying that I could not agree with him more that it is absolutely unacceptable that we have not had a budget passed in the Senate for more than…