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Rep. Carol Alvarado Statement on Judge’s Ruling on the Arizona Immigration Law

  • Posted on July 28, 2010
  •  by HCDP

PRESS STATEMENT

For Immediate Release                                      Contact: Kaitlyn Murphy

July 28, 2010                                                                            Office: 713.649.6563

kaitlyn.murphy@house.state.tx.us

Press Statement by State Representative Carol Alvarado on

Judge Bolton’s Ruling on the Arizona Immigration Law

HOUSTON// State Representative Carol Alvarado continued her call for Federal Comprehensive Immigration Reform after today’s injunction regarding Arizona’s S.B. 1070.

“I agree with today’s ruling by District Judge Susan Bolton, temporarily striking down the most controversial parts of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law. This injunction is precisely what the checks and balances system of our government is supposed to accomplish.

I hope today’s ruling serves as a clear indication that all legislators should join together to push for Federal Comprehensive Immigration Reform. It is time for Congress to step up and face the difficult decisions we sent them to Washington to make. Other states, particularly Texas, cannot afford to make the same knee-jerk reactionary laws as Arizona did.

We need Comprehensive Immigration Reform that includes strengthened border security, and a fair, reasonable and affordable pathway to citizenship. This is not an issue that can be solved by individual states creating a patchwork of laws – there must be a federal response to the broken immigration system.”

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