House committee encourages greater cooperation on immigration enforcement


By Kelsey Sheehy- The Daily Caller 12:25 AM 05/04/2011

Securing the border and catching undocumented immigrants are tasks that fall on federal shoulders, but a House committee said Tuesday it is a load the Department of Homeland Security can’t carry alone.

Instead, the federal government should share those responsibilities with state and local agencies, House Homeland Security Committee members said.

“No matter what uniform they wear, the American people expect law enforcement officers to work together,â€