I hear this discussion. and it seems to me there is a consistent theme that the people on the other side of the aisle are opposed to bringing leverage to political subdivisions to bring about law enforcement. They assert that nothing in this bill could have prevented the tragic murder of Kate Steinle. I would suggest that if we had no sanctuary jurisdictions in America. there is a lot greater chance that his deportation would have stuck. and if we had a President of the United States who worked to get our law enforcement officers to coordinate at each level of our political subdivisions rather than litigate when they do mirror Federal law. likely we would have had a chance to prevent not only her tragic death but that of thousands and thousands of others. I support this bill. It is encompassed within an amendment that I brought to the floor here on June 3 that passed with 227 votes. I congratulate DUNCAN HUNTER for his persistence on this legislation that is 6 years long. I am grateful to be working on an immigration issue with the second generation of Hunters. I see there is much more enforcement that is ahead of us. but this is a step. and it is a step that helps us find out are people for a thread of enforcement and bringing some leverage to try to bring the political subdivisions in line rather than having them flout the law. which they have consistently done. and it has grown dramatically under the Obama administration. I would add that there is much more that I would like to do. much more to do.
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