AJC title: "Pro & Con: Should Local Public Safety Units Enforce Immigration Law?"

October 19, 2009

D.A. King opposes the ACLU in the Atlanta Journal Constitution today- PRO & CON 287 (g) Commentary

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Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Pro & Con: Should local public safety units enforce immigration laws?

8:45 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2009 ( Tuesday print edition)


YES. Laws multiply the reach of immigration authorities.

By D.A. King

Section 287(g) of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which expands the authority of local law enforcement agencies to enforce U.S. immigration laws, has proven far too successful for the powerful lobby that has taken an “amnesty again, enforcement neverâ€