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Abraham Hamadeh: “Under current Arizona law, we have that ability to classify…”

Featuring: Abraham Hamadeh, Republican | U.S. House Arizona, District 8

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Abe Hamadeh on Border Security in Arizona

Published | Video Starts at 00:52

And with that designation, there's actually enhanced sentencing on them. So instead of just getting five years for drug smuggling, they might be getting 10 or 15 years. But Arizona, Under current Arizona law, we have that ability to classify terrorist organizations, but we just defer to the federal government on what that definition is. But I'll tell you, the federal government has been politicized, especially the State Department. When I was serving overseas in the Middle east with the army, the Yemen Houthi rebels … (00:52–01:01)

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Asserts that Arizona law allows classifying terrorist organizations but defers to federal definitions.

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