Thread: NY: Governor Called On to Ease Deportation Fears

Governor Called On to Ease Deportation Fears
By Tara MacIsaac
Epoch Times Staff Created: Nov 17, 2010 Last Updated: Nov 18, 2010 .

NEW YORK—Gov. David Paterson’s immigration policies have been a double-edged sword for New York’s millions of immigrants.

On May 3, Paterson took a trailblazing step in creating the first-ever Immigrant Pardon Board, which aimed to protect immigrants from wrongful deportation. A week later, the governor signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to participate in the federal government’s Secure Communities Initiative that many immigrant advocates say will dramatically increase the incidence of wrongful deportation.

Paterson has not made a public statement in response to the continuing pressure from immigrant advocates regarding Secure Communities.

“While we are very cognizant of the civil rights of immigrants, we are equally cognizant of the fact that this state is a premier target for terrorism,â€

[quote]“Immigration policies such as the Secure Communities program will lead to unjust detentions and deportations that will only make for insecure communities and destabilize our immigrant families,â€

Though Paterson has taken this precaution upon entering into the Secure Communities agreement, immigrant advocates call on him to suspend collaboration with ICE until the program is fine-tuned to only nab illegal immigrants that are a danger to society.

All illegal aliens are a danger to society. They steal jobs, educations, health care, wages, businesses, elections, health, lives, identityies, harmony, domestic tranquility and the general welfare of the American People and destroy the sovereignty of the United States. There is no greater danger to the society of the American People and the United States than that imposed by illegal aliens on our society.

If I broke the law, I SHOULD be afraid of being arrested and punished accordingly too....duh