Adam Schiff: “The federal government can't simply compel local law…”

“They don't want their law enforcement to become an arm of immigration authorities. And that's the right of every city to make that decision. How will they want to deploy their own law enforcement resources? The federal government can't simply compel local law enforcement to become ICE agents or border patrol agents. So that's a decision for each city to make. I respect that decision. Those communities have decided that they would rather have people come forward and report crime and be witnesses to crime even if they're undocumented, than be afraid to and let crime proliferate.” (08:36–08:45)

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