But it's to throw sand in the gears of the immigration enforcement, to make it so that it's much more difficult to just do what the law commands us to do. It's a very curious element of American policy and law that The law on the books with regards to legal and illegal immigration is much different than what actually happens in this society. particularly over the last 20, 30 years, with respect to legal and illegal immigration. And the president is trying to say, okay, the law on the books is really what governs. (40:07–40:17)
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