Xavier Becerra: “the problem some of us have with the amendment, though, is it goes…”

On the recordMarch 20, 1996

the problem some of us have with the amendment, though, is it goes beyond what the gentleman just spent several minutes discussing, and that is the ability to go in there and detain and arrest someone who they know has committed wrongful activity, but actually allows now for law enforcement, local law enforcement, to seek out. Now, my concern is how do we seek out someone who we believe might be an undocumented immigrant? How is a local law enforcement agency, do they have the information, unless they have been fully advised by the Immigration Service that they are doing some of these things?

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Xavier Becerra

Democratic · California

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing concerns about an amendment related to local law enforcement's ability to detain undocumented immigrants.

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Xavier Becerra: “the problem some of us have with the amendment, though, is it goes beyond what the gentleman just spent several minutes…”

Editor's note · Context