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An amendment saying that the resolution was "not to be construed as support for amnesty for any undocumented immigrant" passed by a wide margin.
"I see that Republicans are attempting some more minority outreach, as a state representative in Arizona just introduced legislation which would not only make it a crime for undocumented immigrant children to attend school, but would also make it illegal for any undocumented immigrant to -- get this -- use the public roads.
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Instead, the organization called for the return of any undocumented antiquities thought to have been improperly removed from that divided, failed state.
But the bipartisan coalition also held firm and defeated an amendment by Mr. Grassley that would have required the Homeland Security secretary to certify that the southern border was secure for six months before any undocumented immigrants could receive legal status.
Cruz reiterated his rigid opposition to any path to legalization -- much less citizenship -- for any person undocumented in the United States.
Specifically, it orders the feds to prioritize deporting criminals over other immigrants, including by reforming the Department of Homeland Security's "Secure Communities" program, which until now has basically been a dragnet for the feds to deport any undocumented immigrant who has been picked up by the cops, regardless of whether he or she was convicted of anything.
For the undocumented, any encounter with law enforcement is perilous — especially in Arizona, where a new law pushes the hunt for illegal immigrants beyond the limits of reason, proportion and the Constitution.
What the order doesn't do is make it easier for any of these undocumented immigrants to become citizens.
The politics of this issue began to shift during the Obama administration, as the Republican Party, never fully on board with the idea of immigration reform that included any relief for undocumented people, became more stridently nativist.
Yet the GOP hopeful is firmly against any "amnesty" for the undocumented.
Some say they won't support any legalization for current undocumented immigrants, a refusal that would effectively doom reform.
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