(The Center Square) - Arizona Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh is criticizing the city of Phoenix for its resolution restricting federal immigration enforcement.
Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, told The Center Square that Phoenix’s resolution limiting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the city is “illegal” and “grandstanding virtue signaling.”
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