Posted on 08/20/2007 3:27:45 PM PDT by radar101
Newark, N.J. — Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo is urging the families of three young murder victims to consider suing the city of Newark for negligence, saying its lax immigration policy is at least partially to blame for the execution-style slayings.
The conservative Republican congressman from Colorado brought his immigration-themed campaign to the steps of Newark City Hall today, where he denounced the city's policy of not involving itself in immigration matters.
"I am encouraging the families of the victims to pursue the option of a lawsuit, in light of this culpability," Tancredo said, criticizing Newark's status as a so-called "sanctuary city" for immigrants.
Newark, like many other cities including Los Angeles and Chicago, does not require police officers to check the immigration status of those they arrest or to report illegal immigrants to federal authorities. Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow said today that immigration officials are typically notified when an illegal immigrant is convicted.
In the case of Jose Carranza, one of six suspects in the Newark killings, federal authorities were never told about the illegal Peruvian immigrant despite two prior brushes with the law. He was indicted twice this year on charges of child rape and aggravated assault but was released on bail both times, even though he was in this country illegally.
Mayor Cory Booker, who has said involving city police in immigration matters would hurt the relationship between police and the immigrant community, repeated that contention today, citing the conclusions of a Clinton administration study on the issue.
"Local law-enforcement officials should not be going out asking, inquiring and investigating whether people are documented or undocumented," Booker said. He said such behavior "creates a chill in which often the most marginalized and vulnerable citizens in my city do not feel comfortable engaging with the police. It's an environment I will never tolerate as mayor."
Booker then criticized Tancredo's efforts to inflame the community.
"We do not want people coming into our community and exploiting our pain for political advantage," Booker said at a news conference today
I know if I’m ever injured by an illegal I’m going after his employer and anyone else who facilitates his being here.
Does anybody have the opinion of the parents of the executed children? We have the Democrat mayor’s huffing. But then he is not the persons agreived.
Tanc ping. Good stuff. If the ‘pubs want my vote back.....
I suppose Booker doesn’t consider the victims to be “marginalized and vulnerable”.
here here!
I would sue the pants off them.
It’s unlikely because my daughter knows NOT to go near that human sewer. It’s so bad there that in broad daylight, in front of people a black man had sex with a female dog. A policeman happened to come upon the dog. The girls did say they saw what happened ... the dog couldn’t get up ... but were terrified to give up the name of the black man that did it. That’s how bad it is in Newark. People behave like animals.
Sure george bush for proliferating the ILLEGAL invasion.
If they are within their jurisdiction, they have all rights to inquire about their immigrant status.
Of course they're marginalized, idiot - they're illegal.
Was it a referendum that was voted on?
A fiat from the mayor?
I saw Bob Beckel on the news this morning. He was claiming that cities have the right to ignore the law and become sanctuary cities. I desperately wanted to ask him if he would be OK with a city deciding to outlaw abortion.
Tancredo has caught my eye.
“A fiat from the mayor?”
Yup and Denver is a big one.
If you had told me he had a shot at the white house even 6 months ago I would have said “He’s great but no way he’ll get anywhere near the white house”. Now I’m not so sure.
What I saw was Blazing,Flaming hypocrisy on the Mayor’s part:
A. You betta not be comin’ in here stirring up bad feelin’s
BUT
B. It’s O K if MS-13 and other killers come in.
And the federal government has the right to withhold federal monies from those cities that defy federal laws.
k>“A fiat from the mayor?”
Yup and Denver is a big one.
14 posted on 08/20/2007 4:40:33 PM MDT by dynachrome
Crime has skyrocketed ever since including MS-13 gangs The Sanctuary status of Denver was put into policy by Mayor Freddie "fruit-loop" Pena.
If they’re giving sanctuary to illegals, they have no way of knowing if they’re giving sanctuary to terrorists.
The "man" is insane.
What an idiot. Unbelievable idiocy.
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