We have made progress. but we are not there yet. I have discovered. as a former attorney general and prosecutor. U.S. attorney. from my local police officers in Alabama that they are not welcomed to even voluntarily contribute their abilities in immigration enforcement. For example. there is a clear message told to local law enforcementand I meet with groups of law enforcement officers whenever I am in the State and enjoy that. I ask them how their drug laws are going. what are they seeing on the streets. what problems do they have. And I usually ask them about immigration. The standard answer is. they have been told by the immigration enforcement officers that unless they have 15 people illegally they have apprehended. dont bother to call. They wont come and pick them up. They are not interested. What does that say about our intention to have a lawful system as opposed to an unlawful one? I saw the front page of the Washington Times a few days ago. It had an article about an officer in the Midwest or the West who apprehended 15 illegal aliens. He called the immigration people and they said: Dont bother. Dont call us. This has been going on for years.
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