Rep. Adam Smith

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500 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 27 Jul

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But it doesn't get rid of immigration enforcement.

Okay.

I forget the name, the woman who beat Andrew Espelot.

Absolutely.

Dari Liza Chevalier.

Many, many conversations with many, many immigration advocates.

And I always ask them.

And look, I'm in favor of a robust immigration system.

I think what immigration enforcement is doing right now is an absolute crime.

OK, and it should be limited.

I think we should go back to the Justice Department.

That's what I said.

Oh, absolutely.

Abolishing ICE is just a rhetorical— Yes, you don't like the label, but you support it, right?

But the problem is it means different things to different people, okay?

If you're talking about, no, let's go back to a Justice Department enforcement mechanism, that's fine.

But there are a lot more people who support eliminating enforcement.

And let me tell you the question I always— Let me tell you— You've given me one.

Let me tell you the question I always ask and the answer I always get from dozens of different immigration advocacy groups.

I said, look, in order for this to work, you have to be able to tell me who would you deport and who wouldn't you let into the country.

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