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Add to FavoritesIs the reporting of and response to crimes such as domestic violence disrupted when local police get involved in enforcing immigration laws?
No more so than enforcing other law violations would disrupt such reports and responses.
The inhibition that would cause such to occur would be because the people involved are afraid that their 'law violation' will be revealed when they are asked for identification.
And they know that the appropriate punishment is deportation.
If the inference is as regards how the responding law enforcement personal may not respond appropriately is a question of professionalism as well as available manpower,not immigration law violators being encountered and dealt with since it is a crime and should simply be added to the case load as it is encountered.
If the question is about the reporting parties preconceived notions regarding the consequences of their own law violations disrupting the reporting of crimes,then,
That is no different than a person using a fake name to evade apprehension for a crime committed previous to the 'domestic violence' event and therefore does not make a report because they now they are guilty of a crime that will be found out when the fake identification is spotted.
To use the reasoning that this somehow reflects on whether or not the 'law violation' IS a violation worth prosecuting is in this writers opinion,equal to 'preferential treatment' for 'illegal entrant's' OVER 'legal entrant's'.
A 'citizen' that knows they have violated a law and then is afraid to report domestic violence does not faze anyone and has never,to my knowledge,been debated in such a fashion as this issue.
Yet,an 'illegal entrant' being equal inhibited for an equal reason,gives birth to this debate?
I think that is a sad commentary regarding the amount of equitable reason and sound logic many are using in their considerations.
Espec ially when the said could be said regarding many other laws that are commonly committed,like drug laws which no one is debating the disruption of the reporting of and or the response to domesticate violence reports.
Why is a 'foreign national',a 'foreign nations citizen',an 'illegal entrant',allowed such considerations when 'citizens' arent extended such 'compassion'?
Why not just 'outlaw laws' or provide amnesty to all folks hiding from the law,then no one has to worry about a 'previous law violation' that might inhibit them from reporting a domestic violence report.
I don't get it.
Our nation has had 'rules and regulations' for getting into the country legally for quite some time.
The people of Mexico feel they need to come here 'with out respecting' those laws.
And then,some feel our countries laws should be suspended or ignored because their 'domestic partner' gets violent?
Why?
Is 'burglary' suspended because the burglars partner gets violent?
How about armed robbery?
Speeding tickets?
Assorted misdemeanors send American citizens to jail from domestic violence events as well,don't they?
How should the laws prohibiting 'illegal entry' into our nation be given any less respect and NOT lead to appropriate prosecution.
What if the 'domestic violence' report nabs a 'wanted murderer,drug dealer,armed robber,' or some other 'nefarious character?
Should 'nabbing' that person not be 'allowed'?
No matter which race,color,creed,nat ionality,gender,reli gion or even 'entry status' they are they should face the same as 'we' do.
Even 'diplomats' and ambassadors' and senators and congressman or any others as well in my opinion.
The 'dirty hands' policy that legal citizens' face is 'good enough for them',isn't it?
After all,it's good enough for US.
Do legal citizens get a pardon on a crime that they committed 20 years ago simply because they haven't been caught for it?
So,should the excuse be used that because they 'evaded apprehension' they should be allowed to not be prosecuted when their crime is brought to light?
NO.
How about because they claim they did not know the act was illegal because it is legal for them to do it where they come from?
NO.
Ignorance of any law is NO excuse.
Should a pass be given a law violator in order to cut down on case loads,or because they don't want to report themselves as crime victims and be revealed to be criminals themselves?
No.
Illega l entry status should in no way allow them to be given any kind of pass to make things any easier for them than things are for the us in the US legally.
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It is not the responsibility or the duty of local law enforcement to get involved in immigration laws. The federal government already has a substantially large and well funded department designed specifically to handle this issue. It is the responsibility of Immigration and Naturalization services to enforce immigration laws. The fact that the federal government has turned a blind eye to what amounts to an invasion of our country by undocumented aliens means the local governments now must cope with this growing problem.
Our local municipalities and state law enforcement agencies are under funded and over worked already. There isn't a police department in the country that is going to complain about having too many resources on staff. With the increase in violent crimes, the spread of gang activity out of the major metropolitan cities and the tightening budgets, the police are already over extended. Having to cope with illegal immigrants who have been allowed into this country through lax border security only makes a bad problem worse.
Given the fact that a large percent of illegal immigrants are known or suspected criminals makes their illegal presence in this country a direct threat to public safety. We already have enough crime in our country, do we need to import it from other countries. The negative effects of illegal immigration are far reaching in and of themselves, even without the criminal element that is brought in with the illegal immigration wave of the past ten or so years.
Local police a charged with the safety and protection of the citizens of their municipalities. They are a precious resource that should not be wasted on illegal immigrants who contribute little or nothing to the cost of maintaining a police force. As with all public services, the police force is being squandered on a percentage of the population that neither pay taxes nor hold citizenship. Our health services, schooling and other public services as being stretched beyond their means by the influx of illegal immigrants.
Why should I as a tax paying citizen have to compromise the safety of my family? The mere presence of illegal immigrants in this country is a hindrance to our society. While they surely provide cheap labor and allow even middle income families to sports impressively manicured lawns, the detriment they provide to human services far outweighs any benefit. While the drain on police resources is significant, the drain on other public resources puts even more pressure on the police force.
It isn't just domestic crimes that are negatively impacted by the drain posed by illegal immigrants. All crimes reported to the police are affected. A large majority of the illegal immigrants in the country are driving unlicensed, uninsured, untrained and often unaware of even the most basic traffic laws. This ignorance of traffic laws and lack of driving skills result in an increase in accidents in which they are not only involved in but cause other drives to be involved in.
No matter how you look at the issue of illegal immigrants their presence in this country is a negative thing. They produce very little to speak of. Most of what they earn is sent back to their country of origin instead of going back into the economy. They use the tax payer services without contributing to the costs of those services. On top of this blatant drain, they march on our capital demanding the same rights as citizens. If we handle the immigration issue we can alleviate a lot of other problems with our communities.
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