Letter to The Honorable Eric Holder United States Attorney General

Letter

U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder expressing their support for the Department of Justice's review of the immigration law recently enacted in Arizona.

In the letter, the Senators write that the Arizona law "raises serious constitutional questions, and could lead to the unintended consequences of unreported crimes, higher crime rates, and overburdened police departments."

The full text of the letter is below:

April 29, 2010

The Honorable Eric Holder
United States Attorney General
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530, Room 4400

Dear Attorney General Holder:

We write to support your thorough review of the recent immigration law enacted in Arizona -- a law which is troubling on many levels.

We believe that questioning a person's immigration status based on "reasonable suspicion" - as the law states - raises serious constitutional questions, and could lead to the unintended consequences of unreported crimes, higher crime rates, and overburdened police departments.

As Senators from a border state, we understand that many Americans are frustrated with our broken immigration system, and that is why we must pass comprehensive immigration reform. This state law, however, is already proving to be polarizing and hurtful.

We look forward to a report on your analysis of this law as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Barbara Boxer, United States Senator

Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator

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