This Guy is an
Idiot
"Uhhh... they might be unlawful aliens but otherwise
lawful citizens"
 Senate Confirmation
Hearing - January 6
Gonzales: There
is no requirement, of course, upon state and locals to enforce
federal immigration laws. It is purely voluntary. In fact, of
course, some states have prohibitions [against?]. They couldn't,
even if they wanted to. [They couldn't what?] In some cases,
the department, as I understand it, has entered into with state
and local departments in terms of memorandums of understandings
in order to enforce this [?]. I certainly am sensitive to the
notion that some local law enforcement people don't want to exercise
this authority. Well, we're not saying that they have to. If
they want to they can assist in fighting the war on terror, that's
what this opinion allows us to do. Personally I would worry about
a policy that permits someone, a local law enforcement official,
to use this authority somehow as a club to harass uhh they might
be unlawful aliens but otherwise lawful citizens. That would
be troubling. That would be troubling to the President. 
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