The General Assembly was well within its legal authority to pass this law and to put statutory requirements in place to ensure Virginia’s already resource-constrained localities and law enforcement agencies are not devoting critical resources toward carrying out responsibilities that rest solely with the federal government.
Defending the legality of Virginia's new law on immigration enforcement.
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I know that you’ve been through a lot. But I hope what you can take away from today is this idea that you did win and you have set an example for people all across Virginia.
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