Steinle. law enforcement should cooperate with the Federal authorities and deport those folks. This is not the way to exercise better law enforcement. Punishing cities and communities and yanking Federal funding from cops will not get us to a better immigration system or safeguard our communities. The bill we passed in 2013. which I was proud to author with a number of Democratic and Republican colleagues. is the opposite of this bill in every way. Our bill was supported by a broad coalition of groups. from business. labor. faith communities. immigrant communities. and law enforcement. Our bill paid for itself and went on to decrease the deficit by $160 billion over 10 years and to increase GDP by 3.3 percent. Our bill secured the borderthis bill doesnt do thatnot only with more resources and staff but by cracking down on repeat border crossers and those who overstay their visas. It did it in a smart way. The goal of our friend from Louisiana isnt accomplished in his bill. but it is in comprehensive immigration reformthe goal of making sure those who are repeat border crossers and those who overstay their visas are dealt with properly. Our bill paved a tough but fair pathway to citizenship. shielding lawabiding immigrants from deportation. fostering trust with law enforcement. and exposing the criminals in their communities who would rather live in the shadows. Our bill was a bipartisan compromise. There is no compromise here.
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