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    Should U.S. allow sanctuary cities?

    JESSICA VAUGHAN
    POSTED: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 1:09 AM

    The senseless murder of Kate Steinle by an illegal alien with seven prior felony convictions and five deportations has focused public attention on the problems created when local sanctuary policies prioritize protecting illegal alien residents over the public interest.

    Immigration laws are not obsolete relics that are unworthy of enforcement; they are crucial to preserving jobs and security for Americans. Sanctuary policies are especially harmful when they are imposed by local law-enforcement agencies. When criminal aliens are released back to the street instead of removed to their home country, they have the opportunity to create needless new victims.

    The Steinle episode was not an isolated incident. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records, from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2014, more than 8,100 immigrant offenders who were sought by ICE in sanctuary jurisdictions were released instead of turned over for deportation. In that eight-month period, about 1,900 of these deportable convicts re-offended 4,300 times, racking up 7,500 new charges. The subsequent crimes included murder, sexual assault on young children, rape, burglary, assault, dangerous drug offenses, and drunken driving. More than 1,000 are still at large.

    Some will argue over whether immigrants commit more or fewer crimes than Americans. (There's no solid evidence either way.) That's irrelevant; the more important policy issue is how we handle immigrants who have committed crimes. ICE agents do not patrol the streets looking for illegal aliens; they depend on local officers to find out about those who are committing crimes. If local officers will not turn over illegal aliens who have already been arrested for something else, that means ICE agents have to go get them where they live and work.

    Others insist that sanctuary policies are needed so that immigrants will not be afraid to report crimes. This is a myth that has been refuted in numerous studies, including a 2009 analysis by the University of Virginia and the Police Executive Research Forum, which found no decline in crime reporting by Hispanics after the implementation of a tough local enforcement program.

    Sanctuary policies do nothing to build trust between immigrants and police. They do not improve access to law enforcement services; that is better accomplished with anonymous tip lines and officers who speak the languages of the community. On the contrary, sanctuary policies destroy the greater public trust that laws will be faithfully enforced.

    The Obama administration has made it clear that it will not act against sanctuary jurisdictions. Therefore, it is up to Congress and state lawmakers to take prompt action. States can enact laws prohibiting sanctuary policies and direct agencies to notify ICE when they are aware of deportable offenders.

    Congress must clarify that sanctuary policies are not only unwise but contrary to law. It needs to specify that local agencies must not obstruct, but assist, when ICE seeks custody of a deportable offender, and provide legal protection to local officers who assist in enforcement. In addition, those state and local governments that persist in sanctuary policies must be barred from receiving federal homeland security and law enforcement funding.

    The most comprehensive solution can be found in South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy's Davis Oliver Act, which was passed by the House Judiciary Committee in March. This bill would give ICE and local governments the tools for effective enforcement. It has been endorsed by the National Sheriffs' Association and many individual law enforcement leaders. Congress should join them in supporting these efforts to reverse our slide into "Sanctuary Nation."

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    This stuff about "immigrants shouldn't be afraid to report crime, so we should let them stay" is BS. Good citizens are supposed to cooperate with the authorities. Hey, maybe not rat out your own brother, but everyone else is OK.
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