Alberto Gonzales on SB 1070

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Let's talk a little bit about the immigration law in -- Highly controversial now before the Supreme Court.

You're experiencing Texas.

Family history how do you view this as the republic.

This isn't the first line I respect -- space issues at least its interest and taxes and you're sensitive to their complaints and constituents.

You're you're you know -- -- State Supreme Court sixth.

The real story here is not what -- and it seems like.

Real stories that the failure of federal government to do with immigration policy.

In a perfect world.

-- -- would mean yes it's kind.

Congress and the president -- him past conferences and mission and so that is -- -- failed in that respect and that's -- Like -- And an action controversy that's a very controversial.

I think it's -- and popular in the Hispanic community.

And probably has been harmful -- Republican Party.

We'll see what the courts as people and into the arguments is that this is immigration it's -- preempt the federal government.

And -- states -- authority here.

But but but the arguments -- not do very well on most orders stated that the courts seem rather hostile to the government's position so -- the -- When you look at the law itself -- you agree with people who argue that includes the potential for racial profiling.

-- There's always a potential for racial profiling in the application a myriad of that's when -- had a little holes that that permit the department -- to to prosecute that kind of behavior.

That doesn't mean he -- a perfectly -- lawful law enforcement tools that mean -- very effective in finding.

-- -- -- -- We have but we didn't laws on the books to ensure that.

Government should stay in action does not does not adversely affect minorities based -- clever -- And do you think that.

It could -- Currently there would be intimidating or discriminatory it could articulate.

It -- -- that I think it's very telling them that that that you ask it did not.

And make the basis of their argument in the courts this issue discrimination and racial profiling.

And the reason for that is because -- -- -- the -- -- for the law quickly apply in a way that does not result in discrimination instead.

The the government's primary argument -- this is this is issue has been -- federal government that but clearly.

It is it does provide an opportunity for discrimination.

And intimidation and that's line if this lawless it's going to be important hand.

The appropriate trying to make sure that an appropriate oversight to ensure that.

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