And if Republicans are fortunate enough to gain the majority next year. they would." It is disappointing that he has broken his promise on legislation of such importance. If this bill were to become law. it would create two new mandatory minimums and cost us millions of dollars that we do not have. This would deny funding for critical services in local communities and do nothing to fix the broken immigration system we have today. At a time when the Judiciary Committee is engaged in a thoughtful. bipartisan effort to reform our criminal justice system and save taxpayers money in the process. it makes no sense to forgo that process for considering this immigration bill. If we are really trying to make our communities safer. we should listen to the police officers and law enforcement officials who dedicate their lives to that very mission. We should listen to domestic violence advocates who say the approach in this partisan bill will have a dangerous effect on the lives of women and children at risk. They are telling us this bill will make our communities less safe. It will undermine the trust and cooperation between police officers and immigrant communities. It will damage efforts to prevent crime and weaken their ability to apprehend those who prey on the public. That is why the National Fraternal Order of Police is opposed to policies that would be implemented by this bill.
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