Senate Must Take Just Approach to Immigration Overhaul
ACLU Statement on Tomorrow’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
February 13, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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WASHINGTON – “The ACLU urges the Senate Judiciary Committee to be steadfast in defending and enacting those parts of the bipartisan ‘Gang of Eight’ framework that advance our Constitution’s principles and American values of family unity and due process,” said Joanne Lin, ACLU legislative counsel. “However, other parts of the framework, including those that mandate E-Verify and continue wasteful and unnecessary spending on the border, raise serious civil liberties concerns and should be rejected.”
Click here for the ACLU’s full statement submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee..
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