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Well I I think your I think that your right to bring that up -- gives me a -- to the congressman congress hear your thoughts on the idea that this administration.
Is it is attacking in court is holly says three states that are.
I on the face at least in mr.
Iraq it's you unconstitutional.
But in the in the view of at least through federal -- key provisions have been upheld.
Your thoughts.
Well it's obvious that -- local law enforcement has the ability to ride.
Of concurrent jurisdiction with federal legislation federal laws the federal government in these three states.
Does not enforce immigration law these states.
Have to protect themselves and protect their citizens so they enforce the laws that the federal government refuses to do.
And rather than the federal government work with the states to make the State's safe from illegal entry.
They take them to court.
That is the policy of this administration.
We can't do the job of law enforcement and enforcing immigration laws at the federal government and we won't let you do that either they're -- -- on the wrong side.
-- it seems.
There's a straightforward proposition all of us and -- -- recommended and I think that we have agreed in this discussion over the course of some week.
That there needs to be a Visa.
That permits.
Illegal immigrants.
A certain percentage in a certain number.
To be at least legal within the country as they are as their status is to term whatever that may be.
And secondly there has to be enforcement of border security.
That's not happening obviously.
We've got and be able to move forward here and it just it seems strange to me that there is I absolutely no focus on.
The illegal employers.
All the in the without the illegal employer.
We have significantly smaller illegal immigration problem don't we.
I I would agree with you and the problem right now is that we have this massive haystack of people and the federal government has to spend very valuable law enforcement resource on -- expect.
We need to as you said.
Create -- vis a system where people can get legal status.
That way out law enforcement -- focus its resources on that criminal employer who is exploiting immigrants was even explaining Americans -- there's no I just.
Inflation in front of it and confront -- congress here.
That -- know there's no legislation from the congress to go after the illegal employer why is that.
Well you do you have you know the need to be cleared in order to get the house floor maybe that happened this remains to be made you -- little out of hand because it is anti states' rights in my opinion.
That I just really -- I mean that I just can't let that go -- FY you can point but I think it's it's not a 1 -- morning it's mind.
And I -- -- very clearly.
Okay.
But I'm of the view point that you've got to have a uniform standard and if an employer does not have the tools that are granted to them by the government.
To know who has legal status or not then we're gonna continue to have this problem Lou and it.
You know you can look at fifty different states to have that solution but you're gonna disadvantage -- why what I would.
From one state to the other.
Well congress from.
You've got the final word on this.
Would love to hear your view on first call whether or not an important voluntarily use.
And the importers interest.
And also where do we go with pieces.
And a legalization process that's even possible in your view.
Well I think we do need to emphasize the prosecution of employers that knowingly knowingly.
Allow illegals to work and their business it is one of the magnets of why people come here.
-- the others are a free social services but one magnet is they come here illegally the business knows it and the business is not prosecuted you take away the magnet.
And you can work through the other issues so.
I certainly think that that employers who knowingly hire illegals should be up prosecuted held accountable on the -- And and of course we need a -- Foolproof system so that when a person comes in the country and goes to an employer and we know that is the person and not some fictitious name.
Congress heard we're up against -- great friends say thank you very much and we appreciate.
