"In fact, the program was created to let state and local law enforcement officials help enforce all immigration laws, not a select few".
Second, because those charged with enforcing the law do not have sufficient resources to enforce all the laws all the time, enforcement must be selective.
It may happen that in one situation, every active obligation is enforceable, but it is still not possible to enforce all of them without violating the associated deadlines.
"I am writing to inform you that federal law enforcement agencies... will continue to execute their duties to enforce all federal firearm laws," Attorney General Eric Holder told Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) in an April 2013 letter.
In a clear dig at his Democratic opponent, Trump said he would "enforce all classification rules, and enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information".
"If you're going to enforce all the laws, why don't you prosecute the jailer?" he asked.
The resolution enacted Thursday is more vague, allowing military action to enforce "all relevant" resolutions.
And it empowers him to enforce all relevant Security Council relations related to Iraq.
Mr. Ashcroft, staunchly defended by Republicans, said he would enforce all of the country's laws.
"The Bay leaders, both lay and clergy, firmly believed that the state must enforce all of God's laws," Barry writes.
The Obama administration not only refuses to enforce all immigration laws, but also goes beyond common sense to accommodate illegal and criminal immigrants.
