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On the recordFebruary 12, 2004
You would not dispute, would you, that if local law enforcement calls about one or two individuals that they think may be in violation of Federal immigration law, that there are not sufficient Federal agents to come and get them or spaces to house them.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama
Source
congress.gov
Feb 12, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Sessions highlights the lack of federal resources for immigration enforcement.

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