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Alex Padilla: “No state government... has a constitutional authority to impose federal immigration law.”

On the recordDecember 1, 2024
No state government... has a constitutional authority to impose federal immigration law.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing state versus federal immigration responsibilities.

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