Catherine Cortez Masto Statement on Supreme Court Hearing on Immigration Executive Actions

Statement

Former Nevada Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto released the following statement on the Supreme Court hearing arguments today on President Obama's immigration executive actions:

"This issue is personal for me -- my grandfather immigrated to this country from Chihuahua, Mexico. Supporters of this lawsuit would tear families apart for nothing more than partisan politics. This is exactly the type of dysfunction and partisanship Nevadans are fed up with. The immigration executive actions wouldn't even be necessary if politicians like Congressman Heck had done their job and passed comprehensive immigration reform. We need real immigration reform that secures our borders and provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Until then, these executive actions are necessary to prevent families from being torn apart. Unfortunately, both of my opponents, Sharron Angle and Congressman Heck, not only oppose comprehensive immigration reform, they also oppose the executive actions to keep families together, want to repeal birthright citizenship, and have pledged to support Donald Trump if he wins the Republican nomination. Unlike my opponents, I will always stand with Nevada's Latino community, not anti-immigrant extremists like Donald Trump."

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