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On the recordJanuary 29, 2024
So, there is no basis for Texas, or any other State claiming authority, to do anything other than what the Federal Government does in this area?
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler asserts that states cannot act independently of federal authority on immigration.

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