JACKSON LEE. Law enforcement officers have to be able to abide by
the law. It is unjust to penalize law enforcement and the citizens they
serve because Congress disagrees with the enforcement priorities with
respect to our Nation's immigration laws. And they are right. But they
also say that they need to build trust in our communities. This bill destroys community trust. It also penalizes hardworking
governments of mayors and county leaders who are, in fact, trying to
run the government and ensure that victims of domestic violence and
crime, even as immigrants, are able to be treated in a manner where
justice is had. What about the National Sheriffs' Association or the Texas Police
Chiefs in Texas' major cities who indicate that this bill will serve no
good and no good can come to a similar bill in the States? Let me say to you, I stand with the Catholic church, and I am not
Catholic.
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