News From the Border

Providing the news from a different front but from a war that we must win as well! I recognize the poverty and desperate conditions that many Latinos live in. We, as the USA, have a responsibility to do as much as we can to reach out to aid and assist spiritually with the Gospel and naturally with training, technology and resources. But poverty gives no one the right to break the laws of another sovereign nation.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

End to police 'sanctuary policies' sought

The Associated Press

Published: 12.06.2007

PHOENIX - A push to get local police departments to change policies discouraging officers from asking people whether they are legally in the country appears to be gaining momentum, the Arizona Legislature's leading advocate for cracking down on illegal immigration said Wednesday.

Republican Rep. Russell Pearce of Mesa said the decision by Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to change similar rules will help his efforts to get the Legislature to outlaw such so-called sanctuary policies in the coming year.

"They are responding because they have been overwhelmed by a public outcry," said Pearce, who has sought similar changes during the last two legislative sessions.

Several police agencies in Arizona don't inquire about the immigration status of people charged with misdemeanors and nonviolent crimes.

Advocates for tougher border enforcement argue the restrictions represent a lost opportunity for local police to seek out illegal immigrants who haven't come into contact with federal immigration authorities.

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