Thread: Opposing groups probe immigration policies in Md.

Opposing groups probe immigration policies in Md.
By Kathleen Miller
Examiner Staff Writer 1/2/09

Two organizations with opposing concerns about illegal-immigration enforcement are reviewing county policies across Maryland and laying the groundwork for potential lawsuits aimed at how local jurisdictions handle immigration issues.
Leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland are seeking information from all 23 Maryland counties, plus the city of Baltimore, about immigration-related issues. They want the details of every publicly enacted ordinance or internal policy that directs police, social services agencies, real estate agents, landlords and local employers to classify or treat people differently due to immigration status.

“By interacting with other ACLU affiliates in other states, we have come across examples of counties having informal or unwritten procedures about proving citizenship and what to do with immigrants once they are detained,â€

Shouldn't the AMERICAN civil liberties union be looking out for AMERICAN civil liberties, not illegal alien liberties.