From the NY Times:
Seeking to inject their views into the revived debate over immigration overhaul, several big-city police chiefs urged Congress on Wednesday to draft a new policy that improves public safety by bringing illegal immigrants out of the shadows.
The chiefs — updating recommendations made in 2006 by the leaders of more than 50 urban police departments — called for an overhaul that would integrate immigrants into the legal system, possibly with driver’s licenses, and separate the local police from immigration enforcement.
“We’re in the business of delivering a police service whether the person has had a car accident, been a victim of a crime, or been a witness to a crime,” said Chief John Timoney of the Miami Police Department.
He added that immigrants needed to come forward without fearing “that they are going to wind up being reported to federal authorities and deported.”
For all the rhetoric about law and order you hear from the antis, there seem to be a lot of police departments that just want these folks legalized and integrated into their communities.
hi
greg
Do you think there retrogression for nurses will be lifted soon??Any chance of bill to ammend in health care reform bill??
I think If you all great people work together to convince congress it might makes its way through congress.
Thanks
Posted by: pertune0 | July 04, 2009 at 10:26 AM