Thread: Polk County sheriff to call for immigration reform

Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative: Polk County sheriff to call for immigration reform
10/20/2009

Contact: Michael Earls


Law Enforcement Officials to Describe Impact of Broken System on Efficiency, Public Safety, and Community Trust

Polk County, IA – As Congress prepares to take up immigration reform in early 2010, leading police executives from states as diverse as California, Iowa, and Texas will join a telephonic press conference on Thursday, October 22nd, as part of a growing chorus of law enforcement leaders calling for comprehensive immigration reform.

Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel; Dr. Theron Bowman, Chief of Police in Arlington, Texas; and Sheriff Bill McCarthy of Polk County, Iowa will discuss the damage to public trust and community safety that result from the broken immigration system. These leaders will call for an overhaul of the immigration system that strengthens border security, restores the rule of law and legalizes undocumented workers in order to build relationships of trust between all resident and the police and enhance public safety.

WHAT: Police Leaders from Across the Country to Call for Immigration Reform

WHO: Chief Rick Braziel, Chief of Police, Sacramento, CA
Dr. Theron Bowman, Chief of Police, Arlington, TX
Sheriff Bill McCarthy, Sheriff, Polk County, IA
Arturo Venegas, Jr., Retired Chief of Police of Sacramento, CA, and Project Director of the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative (moderator)

WHEN: Thursday, October 22nd at 11 AM Central

http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=174178#

Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel; Dr. Theron Bowman, Chief of Police in Arlington, Texas; and Sheriff Bill McCarthy of Polk County, Iowa will discuss the damage to public trust and community safety that result from the broken immigration system. These leaders will call for an overhaul of the immigration system that strengthens border security, restores the rule of law and legalizes undocumented workers in order to build relationships of trust between all resident and the police and enhance public safety.

Here's the damage:

Damage to public trust and community safety is a result of lack of enforcement of immigration laws. Our immigration laws are not broken. Enforcement of immigration laws will strengthen border security, enforce the rule of law and deport illegal aliens in order to restore trust between public officials and US citizens and legal residents. Enforcement of immigration laws will also greatly enhance public safety and national security.

I like my idea of CIR better.