I have always believed that State and local law enforcement in the normal course of their duties who apprehend people who are not lawfully in the country should turn those people over to the Federal officials, and they should be processed.
Chuck Grassley: “I have always believed that State and local law enforcement in the normal course of their duties who apprehend people…”
On the recordApril 26, 2010
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Grassley emphasizes the role of local law enforcement in immigration enforcement.
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