Ned Norris Jr.: “If enacted, it would commit a profound injustice against the Tohono O'odham Nation and set a terrible precedent for…”

The Nation is deeply appreciative of the attention that this subcommittee is paying to the serious issues that surround the frighteningly broad authority that the Secretary of Homeland Security has been given.

However, the language added to Section 901... jeopardizes the long-term enforcement of the law and detracts from the key purpose of Title IX.

The disrespect for our cultural resources is painful for us and a symptom of the dangerous way in which IIRIRA has been implemented.

I am confident that you will live up to Justice Hugo Black's admonition that 'Great nations, like great men, should keep their word.'