2/12/2017 - Matt Vespa Townhall.com
Liberals
have long claimed that sanctuary cities are a law and order mechanism aimed at
allowing those here illegally to report crimes without fear of deportation.
It’s absolutely ridiculous. Nancy Pelosi reiterated that point in a
CNN town hall event. Mayor Bill de Blasio reiterated this point to Jake
Tapper and added that when illegals are caught drunk driving, they’re not
deported as long as it doesn’t “lead
to any other negative outcome.” Whatever that means.
Sheriffs
from across the country met with President Trump last week and told The
Washington Examiner that not only is the liberal talking point about sanctuary
cities wrong—there’s not
even anecdotal evidence to back it up:
National
Sheriffs' Association executive director Jonathan Thompson, who represents a
wide geographical range of law enforcement officers, said he has never seen any
statistics indicating that illegal immigrants are a significant source of
information for police.
"I've not even seen anecdotal evidence," Thompson told
the Washington Examiner. "The sad thing is that [the Democratic claim]
suggests that people here are aware of criminal activity and are not reporting
it. We have to give them specific dispensation so that they're reporting
crimes? ... I find the irony thicker than anything I can cut with a knife, that
somebody here illegally is going to report a crime." […]
Sheriff Chuck Jenkins of Frederick County, Md., who was called
last April to testify in a House of Representatives hearing on the
effectiveness of immigration policies, said he's heard the Democratic argument
many times over the years. Jenkins, in his 12th year as mayor in Maryland's
largest county, said he doesn't buy it because his experiences on the job point
to a different reality.
"I believe the illegal alien community is smart enough to
know that there are protections in place that if they are victims, not to put
them into removal custody," Jenkins said. "They can request a U-visa
— basically gives them asylum from any deportation or removal."
Jenkins added that most jurisdictions do not actively try to
identify the immigration status of someone who comes forward, "so the
whole argument doesn't really make sense." So, there’s another shoddy
liberal talking point you can throw in the garbage.
Frankly, arguments that support law enforcement being barred from
enforcing federal immigration protocols are ridiculous. We shield people who
have broken the law to come here illegally so they can report crimes. That’s
rich.
Also,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving ripped
the mayor over his remarks—and rightfully so.
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