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Rep. Tom Graves, (R-Ga), on Georgia’s tougher illegal immigration law that the federal government is trying to block.
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Nearly 2000 miles apart -- coming together on illegal immigration -- trying to become the next Arizona the peach state watch my back.
The same get tough on -- stance of Arizona's been -- saying and the federal government.
Has been fighting leading that -- is Georgia's Republican congress -- Tom graves who joins us on the phone congressman good to have you what's this all about.
Well thank you -- and you know what -- really all about is that the federal government not doing his job and depending our borders and there's.
The border Alabama Arizona -- and step up -- -- And current state and I have to give credit bureau of state represented maverick -- of course governor -- and state there was really active last year.
And federal court has been holding it up this -- -- Abbott Arizona law is taken in the supreme.
End -- before we allow your -- to move forward.
And outdoor display and they -- -- minute -- throughout held a portion of Arizona's law nor does -- years that.
To allow -- to begin implementing it leak that forced him while the rest work to deport them.
You know it you know everything is for held up in the in the courts right now and we're just Bankrate let us take care of ourselves -- the federal government -- What the Supreme Court essentially approved of Arizona Dylan was it can set folks -- For papers and documents of that sort of thing in their cars and in this case -- -- But did it by the same measured there's no requirement that people -- papers and documents it was sort of like.
-- have fast decision but it was what it was is what it is so could -- not be trapped by the same -- of that.
Who's on first ruling by the court because you could be damned either way.
Well what -- -- law that did and basically just said that local police.
GM -- request the -- of of a suspect that you know that it that it emitter of at least the mid April arm.
Yes they cannot produce identification there's been.
Demand identification.
Great -- they can't predict that.
We do you know -- whether there lawfully in our in our current.
Your car what -- this stop congressman I think that's what a lot of citizen rights group arsenal fear that did they're based on the colored people stand.
You know law enforcement authorities are gonna go haywire.
What what would be the standard by which.
A policeman could pull someone over.
Well and it sort of -- based on it's not expected -- -- a greater federal crime.
BM -- grant application if they don't produce identification.
-- move that would stagger their spent.
Citizenship but not go at this mean you're pushing the -- group -- the 87.
A federal program that -- we start to think -- and how you work with.
Other -- important to the editor.
Move through these different their dramatic about the status of their book -- -- Market talk about are they -- -- united pick Barack.
All right we still see very good having you congressman it's a mess but maybe Georgia configured out -- the right.
Middle ground on on --
