Thread: House to look at locals enforcing immigration law

03/03/09 03:44 PM
House to look at locals enforcing immigration law
By SUZANNE GAMBOA

The Homeland Security Department has failed to ensure local and state law enforcement partners pursue serious criminals and don't misuse their authority while enforcing immigration law, government investigators say.

Dozens of state and local agencies have partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce immigration laws, the domain of the federal government. But ICE, a Homeland Security agency, has not clearly explained that serious criminal offenders, such as drug smugglers, are the target, the Government Accountability Office said in a report obtained by The Associated Press.

The GAO also found that ICE is not properly supervising its local and state partners or collecting data needed to assess the program, according to the report GAO was to release Wednesday.

As a result, some local and state law enforcement agencies have been focusing on people arrested for speeding, carrying an open container and urinating in public, the GAO said. The shortcomings could lead to officers misusing their authority, the GAO said.

The House Homeland Security Committee, led by Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., was to examine the so-called 287(g) program in a hearing Wednesday.

"While I do not know whether 287(g) is an effective program, I do know that it is a program that has been accused of racial profiling. And that accusation should concern all of us," Thompson said in written remarks prepared for the hearing.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered a review of several of her department's programs, including the 287(g) partnerships. Sean Smith, the department's spokesman, had no immediate response to the GAO findings.

As of last October, 67 local and state law enforcement agencies in 23 states had signed agreements to participate in the 287(g) program, and more are on a waiting list. The program carries the name of the section of immigration law where it is described. Participating officers get four to five weeks of training.

The 13-year-old program has had one participant through 2002, but grew rapidly in 2007 and 2008, after Congress failed to pass immigration reform bills.

The program's most notorious participant is Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz. His county partnered with ICE in February 2007 and has trained at least 160 officers to enforce immigration laws.

Last week, four members of Congress asked the Justice Department to investigate Arpaio for possible civil rights violations after he marched immigration detainees to a jail before the media.

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The Homeland Security Department has failed to ensure local and state law enforcement partners pursue serious criminals and don't misuse their authority while enforcing immigration law, government investigators say.

Translation: Obama says leave the illegals alone. They're future voters.

Let's just eliminate all tools ICE has to tamp down on identity theft and ensure jobs and benefits go only to US citizens and legal residents. Lets make those nasty gringos subsidize cheap labor pouring across the wide open border through those phony baloney stimulus crap sandwiches.....

So what happens to an American citizen caught with an open container or urinating in public: they get arrested and better show some ID. Police will then run a check on this citizen to see if there are outstanding warrants. That is part of local police duties and I don't see why illegals guilty of the same things are being discriminated against. Their background check just needs to be a bit more extensive to see if there are outstanding warrants in their country of origin.
ICE, like most police forces, needs all the eyes and ears on the street they can get to fight this invasion.
And I am sure Arpaio, marching his prisoners in front of the media, just wanted to comfort families that their missing loved ones were now in his capable care.

As a result, some local and state law enforcement agencies have been focusing on people arrested for speeding, carrying an open container and urinating in public, the GAO said.

I'd say they are doing a great job. No one wants America to look like Mexico. Carrying around open beers and peeing in public is something you would see in 3rd world countries. I am glad they are cleaning up America by removing illegal aliens who have no respect for our country.

"While I do not know whether 287(g) is an effective program, I do know that it is a program that has been accused of racial profiling. And that accusation should concern all of us," Thompson said in written remarks prepared for the hearing.

People can make accusations about anything. I accuse you Mr. Thompson of being an anti-American traitor. Is it true? If you stop 287g it will be.

So what happens to an American citizen caught with an open container or urinating in public: they get arrested and better show some ID. Police will then run a check on this citizen to see if there are outstanding warrants. That is part of local police duties and I don't see why illegals guilty of the same things are being discriminated against.

I know they would ask me and expect me to produce whatever they requested or be hauled in. It's procedure, they are the only ones whining about it, because they can't produce them.

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"While I do not know whether 287(g) is an effective program, I do know that it is a program that has been accused of racial profiling. And that accusation should concern all of us," Thompson said in written remarks prepared for the hearing.

Aren't the results speaking for themselves? Sure has been doing more than just nothing which has been the status quo for quite a number of years. Not my problem if the majority are hispanic and committing alot more crimes than being illegal. I mean we have a war going on at border......so lets see......lets go hunt down some Chinese and solve the Mexican cartel problem? Or how about militarizing the Canadian border? That will work. Profiling is nothing more than observing the obvious pattern and going with it. I swear this country has gone mad. Maybe the cell phones have fried too many brain cells or something. Supposed to be cold and snow tomorrow, maybe I'll go out and sunbathe in the front yard. Sounds reasonable doesn't it? Makes as much sense as this bull.

So they want to stop e-verify, 287g, any program that works, oh and don't punish the employers, what crap, just enforce the laws..NO AMNESTY!! WE NOW KNOW YOU WILL NOT ENFORCE THE LAWS!


They have alot of complaints but NO solutions on just how to enforce the laws when it comes to illegal immigration.