Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and other Republicans have proposed new legislation that would explicitly allow state and local authorities to enforce their own immigration laws, as long as they’re consistent with federal law.
The bill is an attempt to enlist the aid of states in efforts to enforce immigration at the border, and remove illegal immigrants that Sessions says are too easily entering and staying in the country.
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