•     Sponsor Bob Goodlatte argues “For years, the lack of immigration enforcement and the spread of dangerous sanctuary policies have failed the American people and cost too many lives. Their deaths are especially devastating since they could have been prevented if our immigration laws had been enforced.”
•    Dale Wilcox, general counsel and executive director for Immigration Reform Law Institute, believes “For Congressman Goodlatte to give police protection from lawsuits, we think is hugely important. Anti-borders lawyers are flooded with money from people [that] routinely sue police departments for ‘violating’ the supposed constitutional rights of illegal aliens. Many of the sheriffs we speak to are constantly worried about these suits due to their budget constraints and the general lack of support they receive from their state and from the federal government.”