My point is that just because a law is on the books, it doesn’t necessarily make it moral and/or best for the country.
That being said, we honor the law as written. Hiring green-card holders from Mexico to become police officers would ensure non-enforcement of current immigration law. That has been the result in every jurisdiction that has implemented this tactic.
So, what's your suggested alternative? What rights, if any, should permanent residents have?
That being said, we honor the law as written. Hiring green-card holders from Mexico to become police officers would ensure non-enforcement of current immigration law. That has been the result in every jurisdiction that has implemented this tactic.
What's your source for this assertion? Why do you believe that lawful permanent residents, who have complied with all of the necessary requirements to become permanent residents AND who have gone through the police academy, are incapable of enforcing current immigration law? Why is it at all relevant that the officers are from Mexico?
Perhaps the jurisdictions to which you refer (Chicago, NY, etc) are simply hostile to immigration enforcement, regardless of presence of legal, permanent resident police officers?