Are the courts clogged with these cases? Is it too much to require DHS to submit to a modicum of checks and balances before it exerts its power to expel someone under these circumstances? Judicial review of visa revocation is already severely limitedso severely limited. in fact. that the subject of this amendment is the only area remaining in which somebody can still seek judicial review of a removal order. Too often. we are obliged to defend basic principles of American democracyin other circumstances. the great writ of habeas corpus. here. the core principle of separation of powers and judicial review. We should not trample lightly on our founding princi ples. I have said over and over that the cornerstone of any comprehensive immigration package must be strengthened security at our borders. enhanced workplace enforcement. and a sensible. practical solution for the 12 million people already living illegally in this country. But strong security means smart security. and smart security must include respect for the administration of justice. including our great American system of checks and balances. and a realization that sometimes the Government gets it wrong. This amendment. by further limiting the authority of Federal courts to hear removal cases. goes too far.
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