The issue focused on federal financial laws and enforcement of those laws. Law enforcement officials were concerned that criminal statutes related to illegal immigration law enforcement laws could be unconstitutional. Attorney General Sessions told senators he would prosecute federal prosecutors who illegally prosecuted civil rights activists.

This legislation has been introduced for many years. This legislative session, legislators wanted to address these issues with legal justice measures. However, political leadership put economic justice legislation before them in an attempt to legislate away legitimate concerns about wealth inequality. With public opinion becoming increasingly