He said it was premature. He said it wasn't necessary. He said there was no urgency in the situation. Obviously, he got a lot of backlash from that, from Republican voters, but They ended up creating this piece of legislation that really would kneecap the state's ability to help enforce immigration laws. But, you know, when the Speaker's pushing it, you know, a lot of the members of the House and even some of the Senate, you know, kind of was like falling in line initially. (16:11–16:21)
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Asserts that the legislation created would weaken the state's ability to enforce immigration laws.
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