That's what I don't get. Why is the police union fighting the deportation plans? I would think that they would be happy to get rid of troublemakers.
The police no longer live in the neighborhood they partrol, and in the burbs most do not even walk the streets. So they really don't know or care about the people or the neighborhood it is just a job and chasing illegals is more work. Nothing against the police, there job is not an easy one, but in the old days the cops knew the people and the people knew the cops. Much better system. Now it's drive around hand out tickets, answer calls, and look for bad guys.
My opinion: police and teacher unions know they will have more political clout when populations increase and the states/cities have to add more police and teachers.
I don't usually watch PBS channel news, but I recall seeing a story about the borders and they reported that some California teachers were setting up stations of emergency food and water in the desert leading to the border crossing. (humanitarian aid, the reporter said)