A lot of people have said: Senator. why dont you just enforce the laws that are on the books today? Why dont you get local law enforcement officials involved in helping secure the border and in dealing with people who are here illegally? Well. the fact Is. local law enforcement officials have very little power when it comes to dealing with folks who are in violation of a Federal immigration law. particularly when it comes to being here Illegally. So what our particular piece of legislation does is. it puts the tools in the hands of those folks who are going to have the primary contact and are more likely to have the initial contact with folks who are here illegally. and that Is local law enforcement officials versus someone from ICE or any other part of the Federal Government from a law enforcement standpoint. All of us remember that three of the 9/11 hijackers were stopped on routine traffic stops by local law enforcement officials.
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