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On the recordApril 23, 2012
Under our Constitution, States do not have the right to pass their own laws preempting Federal laws on immigration.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin argues against state laws overriding federal immigration laws.

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