Thread: Immigrants' fear of police aids criminals

Sun May 11, 2008
Immigrants' fear of police aids criminalsBy Devona Walker
Staff Writer
Criminals are increasingly targeting illegal immigrants — or people they perceive to be illegal immigrants — because the victims are reluctant to report crimes due to fear of being deported, police say.
better than one
The victims also are targeted because they are not likely to have bank accounts and are more likely to carry large amounts of cash.

Tulsa police say about 40 percent of all robberies target Hispanic immigrants. It's a problem in Oklahoma City as well, a police spokesman said.

Some say the trend illustrates the danger of local enforcement of federal immigration laws, as is being done in Tulsa County. Others think it points to the problem of sustaining a presence of noncitizens within our borders.


‘Perfect victims'
"In a way, they are the perfect victims,â€

Immigrants' fear of police aids criminals

Maybe thats the que that the party is over and it's time to go home

Thus is the situation the illegals have put themselves in by being here illegally. It is truly hard to feel 100% sorry for them as they have brought this on by breaking the laws and thus invoke more troubles by being within the realm of criminals.

Immigration is a federal issue that local authorities don't have the training, funding, facilities, manpower or governing policies to handle, said Eric Levy Witemberg, a deputy Mexican consul in Little Rock, Ark.


This man needs to read 287(g). This specifically places the immigration issue at the hands of local, county, and state law enforcement. Spin spin spin.

Criminals are increasingly targeting illegal immigrants — or people they perceive to be illegal immigrants — because the victims are reluctant to report crimes due to fear of being deported, police say.

Here we have an example of criminals RACIAL PROFILING.

[quote]Immigration is a federal issue that local authorities don't have the training, funding, facilities, manpower or governing policies to handle, said Eric Levy Witemberg, a deputy Mexican consul in Little Rock, Ark.

Witemberg says Tulsa police routinely stop people for simple traffic infractions and turn them over to the sheriff's office.

"We believe they know full well what is happening, that these people are being deported for basically nothing, and they are fine with that.â€

[quote]"We believe they know full well what is happening, that these people are being deported for basically nothing, and they are fine with that.â€