{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/lee-statement-on-supreme-court-ruling-on-arizona-immigration-law", "Lee Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Law", "2012-06-25", "2012", "2012-06", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "06.25.12\n\t\t\t Lee Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Law  \n\t\t\t\r\n\tContact Kristal DeKleer (202) 225-1882\r\n\r\n\tWashington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a ruling on S.B. 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law: \r\n\r\n\tToday, the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, on the grounds that they undermined the federal government's role in immigration enforcement. Still, the Court made a grave error by failing to strike the provision that allows law enforcement to discriminate based on appearance and accent. By allowing the controversial papers please' provision to stand, I fear the floodgates have been opened for legally-sanctioned racial profiling. The Supreme Court will soon learn what we all already know: in practice, this provision is an assault on communities where people look and dress a certain way and it is a violation of our most basic civil rights. I will continue to fight for common-sense immigration reform, and oppose Republican efforts to kill the American Dream. The United States is at her best when we are committed to ensuring that all are treated fairly.\r\n\r\n\t###\r\n\r\n\tFollow Barbara Lee on Twitter @RepBarbaraLee\r\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/lee-statement-on-supreme-court-ruling-on-arizona-immigration-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.854887068271637, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}