“Why would the police dept. “partner” with criminals to report or solve crimes? This sounds idiotic.”
Bingo. Deport the illegals and you don’t need their trust.
Exactly.
What is the basis for the idea that legal immigrants will be discouraged from speaking to police about crimes ? An honest person has nothing to fear from honest police.
Is it because the ‘legal’ immigrants are aiding the ‘illegal’ aliens ? If so, then they are also criminals. The police need to focus on their job — enforcing ALL the laws. If that were done, with deportation of every illegal alien identified, and punishment for those abetting them, the crime in these immigrant neighborhoods would decline drastically.
This is the answer to the police chief’s claim that they ‘don’t have the manpower’ to enforce immigration laws. Enforcement of the immigration laws will result in less crime, more funds, and more available manpower !
We need a zero tolerance policy against illegal aliens and those abetting their crimes. Funded by fines against employers and other abettors.