Posted on 05/22/2009 9:56:19 AM PDT by faced
PHOENIX (Reuters)
Reporting by Tim Gaynor, Editing by Paul Simao
A U.S. government program empowering local police officers to enforce immigration laws undermines their efforts to maintain public safety, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Around 11.9 million mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants live and work in the United States, and Americans are sharply divided over what to do with them.
The report by the nonpartisan Police Foundation criticized aspects of the 287 (g) program run by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which deputizes officers from local police agencies to enforce immigration laws.
The study, drawing on input from focus groups and police and community representatives, argued that the program created mistrust between local police and immigrant communities.
"The cornerstone of the police operation is public safety, and that is eroded significantly when people are afraid of the police," Hubert Williams, the president of the Police Foundation, said by telephone.
"Immigration enforcement (by local agencies) ... has simply caused people to run and hide. They won't talk to the police," he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Gee I wonder why the illegal immigrants distrust the police? Could it be because of the word illegal? If they were not here and if we did not have to deal with their crime, the border states jails populations would be reduced by over 30% and our police force could go back to enforcing laws and investigating our home grown crimes. The Police Foundation could go back to mapping crime areas and get out of politics. Not to mention that the state budgets that have been in the news so much of late would be much closer to being balanced.
If Obama or any other politician wants my vote move the illegals out of our country and do away with Anchor Baby laws.
Want to know what the rest of America thinks?
A Rasmussen Report Poll conducted November 5, 2008 of 1,000 likely voters asked: "Is the government doing enough to secure the border?"
79% responded "no,"” it is not doing enough.
10% responded "yes."
It also asked, "Which is more important: securing the border or legalizing undocumented workers?"
65% responded that gaining control of the border is more important.
26% responded that legalization is more important.
Rasmussen Report Poll conducted from October 24-25th of 800 likely voters found that:
51% opposed the DREAM Act (a form of amnesty for former and present illegal alien students) concept
68% believe the passage of the bill would encourage more illegal immigration in the future.
71% believe that illegal immigrants should not qualify for in-state tuition rates at colleges and universities.
77 % oppose making drivers' licenses available to illegal immigrants.
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It is past time that our government start listening to it's citizens. We don't want Illegals in our country period. That does not mean we are unreasonable. We understand there is a need or a guest worker program, they key being “guest worker”. We do not want their children to be considered Citizens of the US when the parents are here illegally or on a guest visa. We do not want to provide Free health care, education or government assistance. We are not mean, hateful or uncaring..... we simply cannot afford it any longer. If you don't believe me ask someone living in CA.
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Illegal immigration is part of the law enforcement problem. They are committing way more crime than their percent of the population.
More Reuters propaganda BS. This writer has also done stories on how amnesty would help the economy, how corrupt the Border Patrol is, although the corrupt Mexican officials are just a few bad apples, what a pillar of wisdom Daniel Ortega is, how Hugo Chavez is misunderstood, etc. His next article will no doubt be “Chasing kidnappers of children is racist, undermines police role.”
Interestingly, the California vote on Tuesday is shaking all politicians to their knees. It is seen as a “throw the bums out” move and a signal to lawmakers that they had damn well start listening to the voters.
That’s funny. All my local cops ever seem to do is fall asleep in their cars at the side of the road, waiting for the radar detector to wake them up.
BS as usual from you.
Have a great day, Officer.
I figure most police forces are lazy and simply don’t want to be bothered. Plus afraid of lawsuits from Hispanic pressure groups for “bad” arrests or profiling
Interestingly, the California vote on Tuesday is shaking all politicians to their knees. It is seen as a “throw the bums out” move and a signal to lawmakers that they had damn well start listening to the voters.
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Where was the gimme crowd? They sure showed up for 0bama but the vote was only 25% turnout for these referendums. It shows the gimme vote is terminally stupid and will vote personalities but issues are beyond them
And killing enemies makes more enemies.
Only 25% turnout. Fringe rightwingers. We don’t have to listen to THAT.
Quit writing traffic tickets and go capture illegals!
After years of more than a half million a year coming into the country why does the number stay at a constant 11.5 million?
I think we have at least that many in California.
Solving crime costs money, writing tickets is easy and revenue generating, get rid of the cops and return to every man for himself!
Hubert Williams, the president of the Police Foundation
THIS IS THE VILIAN.
He started a Not for Profit! Kinda like ACORN and the Soutern Policy Law Center.
He was created to be a mouth piece for the SPLC and La Raza. He is probably getting TONS-O MONEY in his Not for profit.
Men like him are like Dirty Cops. He talks about Public Safety??
What about American Citizen PUBLIC SAFETY??
What about Law Enforcement Officers VERY LIVES!!
http://www.escapingjustice.com/march2.htm
The Terry Anderson Show...
Terry’s guest tonight will be Jamiel Shaw Sr....
His son 17-year-old Jamiel Shaw Jr. was murdered by an illegal alien gang member who had attacked a policeman but still been released from jail 24 hours earlier. Jamiel’s Mom was serving our country in Iraq at the time..
If this doesn’t make you mad and upset, nothing about the threat of AMNESTY and 30,000,000 illegal aliens, running around with carte blanche, in our country, ever will..
Call Terry LIVE 9-10 PM PST at (866) 870-57521
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Why was this study done? Isn’t a crime to come into this country illegally? Aren’t police supposed to go after criminals?
That is correct. That is what makes the study so absurd.
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