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Ruben Gallego: “If you talk to local law enforcement, and especially in…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Interview with Senator Ruben Gallego on Democratic Strategy and Immigration Policy

Published | Video Starts at 30:12

Now, just understand where you stand on specific issues. For example, should local law enforcement be helping ICE carry out deportations no, because. If you talk to local law enforcement, and especially in Arizona, talking to the sheriffs and talking to the police, they don't have the bandwidth. They don't want to do this. They want to keep the community relationships and, like, police are there to actually enforce local laws. (30:12–30:20)

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Asserts that Arizona law enforcement lacks resources to assist ICE.

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