The reason they dont want it and they dont need it is for a very proper crimefighting purpose. A local police department. a local law enforcement department. makes contacts in the community. finds out whos committing crime in the community by talking to folks. Traditionally. undocumented folks have known and have felt secure in that they can tell a police officer that a crime has been committed and point a finger at the person whos committed the crime. knowing very well that their conversation is about crime and not about documentation or about their status as a citizen or a noncitizen. an illegal or undocumented person within the country. That is the reason why just about every police department in the Nation. sheriffs. whatever they are called in different communities. have said. dont give us that responsibility. we dont want it because we want to keep this relationship going with this community. knowing well that we can get information out of them. And they are not dealing with us on an immigration law issue. Thats why we have ICE. Thats why we have all other people in the country that enforce immigration law. But now we bring it. since September 11. to a new point. and that is. what if in the gathering of information that could lead to the prevention of a terrorist attack. you cant get informiation from some folks because theyre afraid that while speaking to you. their immigration issue comes to light rather than their information on the fact that there could be a terrorist plot being planned somewhere. This is a classic case of the old line throwing the baby out with the bath water. Yes. there is an immigration issue. and we are trying to deal with it. all of us. And. yes. I know that there are some people that are very upset about the fact that there are people here who are not legally in the country.
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