If we had just sat on our hands, the federal government could come in and do what they are lawfully able to do, but they could not force any local government to assist with immigration enforcement. Now, We had a ban on sanctuary policies, so they couldn't sabotage it under state law. but they could have sat on their hands. So we've said you have a duty to cooperate, assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law. That's why we have the numbers that we've had. (1:03:04–1:03:10)
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Asserts that Florida had a ban on sanctuary policies to prevent sabotage under state law.
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