Haley Campaign Press Release - Haley Rising, Trump Running Scared in Sioux Center With False Attacks

CHARLESTON, S.C. — How do you know Nikki Haley is rising? Because Donald Trump trained his false attacks on her tonight in Sioux Center.

"Donald Trump probably doesn't remember that Nikki Haley passed one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration laws in the country in 2011, because he was still a New York City liberal," said Haley communications director Nachama Soloveichik. "Haley was combating illegal immigration long before Donald Trump rode down that famous escalator. If Trump feels so strongly about his false attacks, he should stop hiding and defend them on the debate stage in Des Moines."

Here Are The Facts

Haley signed one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration laws in the country in 2011, back when Trump was still a liberal.

• It was an Arizona-style bill that required police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop or arrest for another reason and suspect may be in the country illegally. It also enacted an E-Verify mandate.

Haley went head-to-head with the Obama administration on illegal immigration

• Haley fought Obama's DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to enforce South Carolina's E-Verify law. Haley took the fight public, calling out the Obama administration until it backed down.
• Haley fought the Obama administration on accepting Syrian refugees, undocumented minors, and Guantanamo Bay prisoners in South Carolina.

Haley opposed Trump's likely unconstitutional religious travel ban but supported his terrorist travel ban as UN ambassador.

• Haley defended Trump's revised travel ban as UN Ambassador multiple times because it targeted geographic areas with serious terrorist activity and not religious countries or individuals.
• The Supreme Court upheld the third version of Trump's ban specifically because "the text says nothing about religion."

Haley never opposed building a wall. She opposed "just" building a wall exclusively and called for a comprehensive plan that included drones, agents, resources, etc.

• Haley: "Don't say you're just going to build a wall. Because a wall is not going to do it. You've got to have commitment of ground troops, equipment, money, all of that to bring it together. Then you're being serious about tackling illegal immigration."

Haley has never supported amnesty.