Posted on 04/30/2011 6:50:05 PM PDT by artichokegrower
California lawmakers are the latest to weigh joining efforts in other states to gain control over a controversial national program that automatically checks the immigration status of arrestees.
The Golden State accounts for more than a third of the deportations under the Immigration and Customs Enforcement program, and some local officials are saying they were misled by the federal government about the program's extent.
Illinois lawmakers are also considering a measure to let communities retreat from the program. Washington state has deferred to local governments on whether they want to join the so-called "Secure Communities" program, which links up the FBI's criminal database and the Department of Homeland Security's records so that every time someone is arrested their immigration status is automatically, electronically checked.
But their efforts could be thwarted as federal officials argue that states have no control over what information is shared among federal agencies.
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Gee, I guess its okay to not be in synch with the Federal Government if you want to be lax on immigration (CA) instead of tougher (like AZ).
Hmmmm....so if a CA shows illegal was arrested an not deported then when said illegal gets out an arrested in another state file suit against CA for not following said law that resulted in criminal acts costs etc an victims go after CA in civil court as well....
My opinion...only.
There will be political hell to pay, as well, the first time a violent crime is committed by one of these “opt outs.”
Agree....political, legal, civil an dare I say it....ethical.
CA arrests over 100,000 criminal aliens in a year. Tens of thousands are sex offenders, murders, assailants. These aren't petty crooks. Criminal aliens average seven arrests and a dozen charges.
Why would locals not want to act to get these people out of the U.S. and back to their homes? It the political climate really that residents want 10's of thousands more rapists and thieves on their streets?
The Feds remunerate just 8% of the $1.1 billion total cost to CA of incarcerating these criminal aliens. Only a subsection of all criminal aliens arrested qualify for reimbursement.
Why is this not surprising? The elected majority in CA claims the immigration is a federal issue, and when the feds pass a law they do not like, they still try to find ways to weasel around it. The only immigration laws they will enforce is the ones which encourage illegal aliens to come live among us.
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