I will introduce legislation that will reiterate that Congress does not intend for States to enact their own immigration enforcement schemes.
Or being charged under this law.
It is wrong and counterproductive to criminalize people because of their status, their immigration status.
The one consistent thing is people with a serious criminal record will never be eligible for the DREAM Act.
You have to earn your way into legal status.
We are now reaching a point where these DREAM Act students are stepping up and self-identifying.
SB 1070 would harm law enforcement and encourage racial profiling, going after the very people that you have just met.
Under our Constitution, States do not have the right to pass their own laws preempting Federal laws on immigration.
It has been in business for over 20 years. It was established in the Hispanic neighborhoods of Chicago as a domestic vio...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your line of questioning.
The DREAM Act is not blanket amnesty.