I didn't read the whole article, just the introduction.
It appears the Feds are stating that the enforcement of Federal Laws by local and state law enforcement agencies is of a permissory nature.
Don't law enforcement officials take an oath to enforce all laws in their jurisdiction?? Aren't Federal Immigration Laws Nationwide?
Should local and state law enforcement agencies be REQUIRED to ACTIVELY cooperate with the Feds in cases regarding a WIDESPREAD, SERIOUS and GROWING criminal activity - like the INVASION OF OUR BORDERS???
I see Gonzales - and the White House - again waffling on a serious issue - one they apparently would much rather ignore, for whatever reason.
Briefly looked for the Bybee memorandum today, and came up with a bunch of earlier stuff about DOJ "leaks" saying the same thing. The references I hit, all older, consistently repeated the notion that local LEO's jobs would be hampered by enforcing federal immigration law and sovereignty. "Law-abiding" illegals wouldn't trust them ... blah, blah, blah. Unfortunately, Americans will come to distrust them (if they don't already) should they do otherwise.
Locally, our city police chief was in the paper a month or so back spouting the fear and intimidation line that if they are required to set up stings at car washes, the general public safety will suffer.