durbin, these are always difficult issues, mr. durbin. all of us have a heart, and all of us have compassion. but laws that have no consequences are no laws at all. >> so let me ask you this. if you were speeding down the highway and had your infant in a car seat, in the back seat and you were pulled over and charged with speeding, should that infant get the ticket, too? >> mr. chairman, that's not -- mr. durbin, i don't follow that analogy at all. >> no one should because it's -- >> it doesn't happen. >> well, i'll tell you how it happens. it happens when an infant is brought to the united states and the parents don't file the papers. the infant did nothing wrong. the infant has lived here their entire lives and graduated high school and now want a chance to earn their way into legal status. and you are saying because the parent didn't file the papers now the child must suffer. >> mr. durbin, if i might respond. you know, again, you need to blame those responsible and not us for having it be a nation of laws. i've met with these students

senator durbin you pointed out the nation was shocked. if i could ask unanimous consent of my letter into the record along with the list of the organizations supporting the legislation that i filed s-1670. as you pointed out, senator durbin, that the nation was shocked by the tragedy that took place in sanford, florida, the tragic death of the 17-year-old trayvon martin, a very avoidable death. and the question i think most people are asking, and we want justice in this case and we're pursuing that. we have the department of justice investigation and we all very much want to see that investigation carried out, not only to make sure that justice is carried forward as far as those responsible for his death, but also as to how the investigation itself was handled. but i think the question that needs to be answered is whether race played a role in trayvon martin being singled out by mr. zimmerman, and that, of course, would be racial profiling, an area that we all

senator durbin you pointed out the nation was shocked.s consent of my letter into the record along with the list of the organizations supporting the legislation that i filed s-1670. as you pointed out, senator durbin, that the nation was shocked by the tragedy that took place in sanford, florida, the tragic death of the 17-year-old trayvon martin, a very avoidable death. and the question i think most people are asking, and we want justice in this case and we're pursuing that. we have the department of justice investigation and we all very much want to see that investigation carried out, not only to make sure that justice is carried forward as far as those responsible for his death, but also as to how the investigation itself was handled. but i think the question that needs to be answered is whether race played a role in trayvon martin being singled out by mr. zimmerman, and that, of course, would be racial profiling, an area that we all believe needs to be -- we need to get rid of that, as far as legitimacy of using racial profiling in la

i want to commend senator durbin.know he did hard work with a number of people on both sides of the aisle in the senate. the fact of the matter is, we have to top the whole class warfare business. we can in fact close loopholes, lower rates, provide more incentives. our corporate tax rates are the highest in the world. look, all i'm interested in in ohio and i think dick is interested in in america is creating jobs. it's a moral issue. it helps families, keeps marriages stronger, lifts kids out of poverty. that's what we're all about. they have to get their act together. in states where people have got their act together we've seen significant progress and that's what has to be learned from it. when i was in d.c. by the way, i was there 18 years, we balanced the budget in 1997 without a tax increase. the fact is she want to keep spending in that city. it's not going to get us where we need to get to. >> that's not political rhetoric. it just gets down to cold, hard facts. >> senator durbin, i want to ask you about the

durbin. >> mr. pearce, the dream act is not blanket amnesty. >> yes, sir. >> you have to earn your way into legal status. let me introduce you to another one of your neighbors from arizona. i'd like you to get to know him a little bit here while you're at this hearing. his name is oscar vasquez. he grew up in your home state, spent his high school years in junior rotc. he entered a college-level robot competition sponsored by nasa. he was competing against students from m.i.t. and other top universities. he won first place. in 2009, oscar graduated from arizona state university with a degree in mechanical engineering. not exactly a criminal, drug dealer or human trafficker or gangster. he was one of the top three students in his class. let me tell you what happened after he graduated and realized he couldn't be licensed as an engineer because he's undocumented. his parents brought him here as a child. he has no legal status in this country. he went back to mexico. and while he was in mexico,

so welcome back. >> thank you very much, senator durbin, members of the subcommittee. i'm grateful for the chance to talk to you today. senator durbin's statement opened by recalling for us president bush's promise that racial profiling, quote, is wrong and we will end it in america. sad to say that that promise remains as yet unfulfilled. instead, we have a continuation of profiling as it existed then with a new overlapping second wave of profiling in the wake of september 11th, as other witnesses have described. directed mostly at arab americans and muslims. now we have a third overlapping wave of profiling, this one with undocumented immigrants. but the context and the mission of whatever these law enforcement actions are does not change the fundamentals. the fundamentals are these. racial profiling does not work to create greater safety or security.

durbin, you know, oscar is a good story to use. the exception was made. that's exactly what i'm talking about. those exceptions ought to be carefully thought out and not just a blanket amnesty or support. there's a cost to the american taxpayers for all this. you know, if you want to make exceptions, i'm okay with the proper exceptions. and i think oscar's probably one of those that met all the criteria that any american would be proud. and certainly i'm proud that he would join the military. proud that he would defend the nation he wants to be a part of. those are good things, mr. durbin. >> be careful. it sounds like you're getting close to the dream act here. >> that's right. i'm not in favor of a blanket amnesty approach to the dream act that costs hundreds of -- i'm talking about exceptions are appropriate. >> mr. pearce, you're in the legislature. i've got to get you away from the cliches to actually read the bill. senator deconcini, these stories about your fellow arizona residen residents, you must know many yourself, families that are going throu

we also want to thank senator durbin for hosting today's hearing. as he noted a few times, the first in more than a decade to look at this important issue. and we appreciate his ongoing efforts to protect human rights and equal justice for everyone in the united states. today in 2012 racial profiling is flourishing. despite the fact that we have our first african-american president, our first african-american attorney general, our first latina on the supreme court, racial profiling is doing -- is increasing on an extraordinary basis. despite all of these achievements, we have to deal with this serious and pervasive problem. and it doesn't just affect african-americans, latino, asians, arabs, sikhs and muslims. it affects all of us, everyone in the united states. when communities lose trust in their police, in the government, it means that they don't serve as witnesses. that they don't report crimes. that affects everyone's safety in our communities. it means that parents don't take their children to school. it means that loved ones don't take ill fa

i thought that is a good standard, durbin. you saw it, too, in your hometown. hold to that standard, and i looked back and remember in my time in the house of representatives of voting for a measure that turned out to have a dramatically negative racial impact. the establishment of the crack cocaine standard and sentencing of 100 to 1. years later given an opportunity in this committee to try to make that right, and bring it back to 1 to 1. i couldn't get the job done. because of the nature of compromise, it's been reduced to 18 to 1. still a terrible disparity but a dramatic improvement. what happened as result of that bad vote? by black and white congressmen? we lost trust in the african-american community. many people serving on juries said i'm not going to do this. i am just not going to send that woman, that person away for ten or 20 years because of a crack cocaine violation. we lost their trust, officer gale. and i can see it when the judges came and talked to us about it. we moved back to try to establish some trust in that community by doing the right

this hearing is chaired by senator durbin of illinois. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing on the constitution of human rights will come to order. now we're hearing today will focus on the civil rights issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal thstice under the law, protecting all americans from racial profiling. ame fro racial profiling ism not new.ial at the dawn of the republic the roving bands of the freed men to as slatentions and brutal violence.bjected freed men and slaves to detentions and brutal violence. during the great depression, many american citizens of hispanic dissent were deforred to mexico under the mexican repatriation and during world war ii, tens of thousands of innocent japanese americans held up, confined in interment camps. 12 years ago, in march 2000, the subcommittee held the senate's first ever hearing on racial profiling. it was convened by then-senator john ashcroft, who would be appointed attorney general by president george w. bush. and in february 2001, in his first joint address to

chairman, senator durbin. i want to thank you very much for an opportunity to address this very important issue. not only to my home state of arizona but to our nation. the constitutionality and prudence of federal immigration and enforcement laws by state and local governments is indeed a complex issue. mr. chairman, i'm a native arizona resident, i grew up in that state, i came from neighborhoods and business and law practice with multitude of hispanic and mexican friends, investors, what have you. we worked together, we shared each otherness heritage and experience. the culture of our state reflects the rich history of the latino influence. but during the last two years, mr. chairman, we have unduly harmed our legal latino residents in this process. the solution of the problems coming into this country illegally. we have let rhetoric and political advantage cloud this sound judgment. mr. chairman, this hearing is partly about 1070 and mostly seeing that the supreme court will address it tomorrow. i believe

i asked senator durbin to revise the 2003 guidance regarding the use of race by federal law enforcement agencies to apply to profiling based on religion and based on national origin. to remove national border security loopholes, cover surveillance activities apply to state and law enforcement agencies with agencies receiving federal funds and make the guidance enforce jbl. i want to thanks the groups for putting together this conference. thank you to all of you for coming and listening to us. [ applause ] >> hi good afternoon. i'm anthony romero. national director of the american civil liberties union. i shall be brief since i testified earlier today. clearly the need for the legislation is well established in the record that was presented before the senate judiciary committee. prior to 9/11 racial profiling was seen as un-american. after 9/11 racial profiling is now seen as a necessary evil. where in order to keep our streets safe to keep our airport travelers safe, to free us from the quote harm done to us by undocumented immigrants, we hear many across the political aisle justify rac

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. >> senator durbin, first for me thank you for leadership on the subcommittee. the fact with subcommittee is a testament to your leadership in making clear that civil and human rights will be a priority of the united states senate. i thank you free leadership and thank you for calling this hearing. it's a pleasure to be here with all my colleagues, but i want to acknowledge senator conyers and his extraordinary leadership on behalf of civil rights and these issues. congressman conyers is a real mentor to me when i was in the house and we thank you very much for your leadership on this issue. senator durbin, you pointed out the nation was shot -- if i could ask you this consent of my entire statement about to go out with a list of the organizations supporting the legislation that i've filed, as 1670. as you pointed out, senator durbin, the nation was shocked by the tragedy that took place in stamford, florida was the tragic death of 17-year-old trayvon martin, apolitical dad. the question most people are asking -- we want justice in this case and we're pursuing a

this morning we have our own preview with a debate between dick durbin, and john kasik.sible to get the balance right in the election year with so many controversy surrounding religious liberty. be sure and stay tuned after the program with the press pass conversation with nikki haley. >>> it appears mitt romney has all but locked up the presidential nomination. >> and that, of course, means he is even more of a target for "saturday night live." seth meyers took aim at romney poking fun at his recent primary wins. >> mitt romney on tuesday won the three republican primaries on maryland, wisconsin, and washington, d.c. further increasing his delegate lead. republican voters decided it's better to phaemarry somebody yo don't love than to die alone. >> that was pretty harsh. >> the show also mocked romney, of course, by having him caving into pressure at various campaign events. musical guests, one direction brought down the house with teens lining up days in advance to get seats for the performance in "snl," and they were just here in washington. >> and sofia vergara, she

chairman. >> thank you senator durbin. madam secretary i think i have the honor of the last questions of the oversight hearing today and i appreciate your patience and diligence before the committee today. i was reminding in your opening testimony just how challenging your job is by the fact that you casually reference to have a daily threat brief and you supervise the third-largest federal agency and you have the scope of responsibility that i think is awesome and the challenge that you and your leadership team to strike an appropriate balance between security, privacy, commerce is very difficult and delicate balance and i want to start by thanking you for your service. i've known you since you were an attorney general. first, just on the secret service if i might, there has been some suggestion in the press today, and "the washington post," that this is part of a long-standing pattern of practice and at my previous role i had the honor of supervising a local law enforcement agency. i know how devastating to morale and op

i now look forward to hearing from our -- i now would like to turn it over to senator durbin for an opening statement. >> mr. chairman, thank you very more for calling this hearing of the immigration subcommittee on the question of sb-1070, the arizona immigration law, which i jo join you in hoping the supreme court finds unconstitutional. under our constitution, states do no have the right to pass their own laws preempting federal laws of immigration. it is wrong can counterproductive to criminalize people because of their status, their immigration status. law enforcement, incidentally, does not have the time or resources to prosecutor incarcerate every undocumented immigrant. the arizona immigration law will simply deter undocumented immigrants from being part of the community and cooperating with law enforcement where necessary. don't take my word for it. ask the arizona association of chiefs of police who oppose s-1070. there's another troubling aspect of the arizona immigration law. according to experts, this law encourages racial profiling. last week i held a hearing on racial profile

senator durbin who's been active in trying to address racial profiling in congress since he introduced the reasonable search and standards act over a decade ago and chaired today's hearing. senator card who introduced s-1670 the end racial profiling act last year and has been a tireless champion of the bill, and of course, congressman john conners, who has introduced the end racial profiling act in the past and continues to be our leader in the house of representatives on racial profiling as well as a host of other civil rights concerns. racial profiling is unconstitutional, socially core upting, and a counterproductive to smart and effective law enforcement. but the naacp whole heartedly believes that the majority of law enforcement agencies are hard-working, courageous individuals, as exemplified by chief ron davis who testified a little earlier today. who should be commended for their sacrifices, they make on a regular basis, and their willingness to serve their neighbors and their communities. racial profiling by just one officer can lead to mistrust of all officers. in fact, it is

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chairman. >> thank you, senator durbin. madame secretary, i have the honor of the last questions of the oversight hearing today. i appreciate your patience and your diligence before the committee today. i was reminded in your opening testimony how challenging your job is by the fact that you casually reference you have a daily threat brief. you supervise the third largest federal agency. you have a scope of responsibility that i think is awesome. the challenge that you and your leadership team face strike a balance between security, privacy, commerce. it's a very difficult, delicate balance. i want to start by thanking you for your service. i've known you since you were an attorney general and always have been impressed with your record of service. on the secret service scandal, if i might, there's been some suggestion in the "partner washington post" that this is actually part of a long-standing pattern of practice. in my previous role i had the honor of supervising a local law enforcement agency and i know how devastating

thank you. >> senator kuntz. >> thank you, chairman durbin. thank you for calling this hearing for your long and passionate and vigilant advocacy four civil rights and your leadership in this area for this legislation and for this hearing. in my own role prior to becoming a senator as county executive, i worked hard in a 3 a380 sworn officer to ensure we had an effective and strong outreach not just traditionally to harassment and communities like the african-american and latino communities but also post-9/11 making sure there was better training and outreach in relationship with our muslim community and given incidents that occurred in our community making sure we stayed as a policing organization engaged. and accountable. and i just wanted to start, officer gale and chief davis, by thanking you for your leadership in the policing community and for your service to the public. i appreciate your starting by just helping me understand what's the impact on a police force? that practices racial profiling, where it's either part of the policy or tr

i also would like to thank you, chairman durbin in particular to partner with our illinois office to address the issue of profiling. i look forward to working with you in the years ahead. >> thank you, mr. romero. frank gale served for 23 years in the denver county sheriff's department where he had responsibility for the courts and jail. captain gale is currently the commander of the training academy in the community relations unit and the public information officer. he has received numerous awards and declarations from the internal order of police and the sheriff's department. captain gale, it's an honor to have you here today. please proceed. >> thank you. my name is frank gale. i'm a 23-year veteran in the denver police department and currently hold the rank of captain. i am the national second vice president for the fraternal order of police, representing more than 330,000 rank and file law enforcement officers in every region of the country. i'm here to morning to discuss our strong opposition to end racial profiling act. i want to begin by saying that it is clear racism is mora

. >> thank you, senator durbin, for an excellent and heartfelt statement. we will, having no other people here, will turn to our panelists. i'm going to introduce each of them. their entire statements will be read into the record, and we will let each of them make a statement. russell pearce is currently the president of banamnestynow.com. an organization advocating for increased immigration enforcement and border security. he was the former president of the arizona state senate, a position he held until november 2011. he's most widely known as the author of sb-1070, the arizona law, whose constitutionality is being decided by the supreme court and subject of this hearing today. he was originally elected to the arizona house of representatives in 2000 in the arizona senate in 2008, he also served as the director of arizona's motor vehicle division, the director of the governor's office of highway safety, and is a deputy for 23 years with the maricopa county sheriff's office. dennis deconcini served as u.s. senator for arizona for 18 years from 1977 to 1995.

we also want to thank senator durbin for hosting the hearing today. this is the first and more than a decade to look at this important issue and we appreciate his ongoing efforts to protect human rights and equal justice for everyone in the united states. today, in 2012, racial profiling is flourishing. despite the fact that we have our first african american president, our first african- american attorney-general, our first latino on the supreme court, racial profiling is increasing on an extraordinary basis. despite all these achievements, we have to deal with this serious and pervasive problem. african-americans, latinos, asians, arabs, seeks and muslims, it affects everyone's in the united states started when communities lose trust in their police, in the government, it means they don't serve as witnesses, they don't report crimes. that affects everyone's safety in our communities. it means that parents don't take their children to school. it means that loved ones don't take ill family members to the hospital. all of us become less say when racial

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. >> thank you, senator durbin. i just have a few more questions. and these are to the other three witnesses. first, all of you are arizona citizens and residents, right? do you -- can you point out ways that illegal immigrants, undocumented immigrants dress differently than other people? i mean, what does it say about the arizona police when they say that's one of the things to look for? >> mr. chairman, if i could just comment as former senator, former prosecutor, native of arizona, mother native of arizona. i'm embarrassed for my state. i apologize for arizona's actions toward our latino community. legal or illegal. this is not a way to treat people. so many of the religions in our state, they have outreach programs. they don't ask whether or not yum grace. as senator durbin pointed out, for a violation of violence, domestic violence, for any other kinds of crimes. they don't ask. >> right. >> because that's what america's all about. and the federal government has that responsibility. thank you, mr. chairman. >> either senator gallardo or mr. lan

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