Dallas Escorts: Cops Critical of ‘Law and Order’ Immigration Policies
Posted by Douglas Rivlin at 10:46 am February 26, 2010
Cops Critical of ‘Law and Order’ Immigration Policies
In Arizona and Texas, policies popular with the anti-immigration wing of the GOP are running into sharp criticism from a group of experts who know a thing or two about law and order: cops.
Russell Pearce, the head Republican restrictionist in the Arizona Senate is pimping bills to allow everyone to sue public officials who don’t report immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally to federal authorities.
According to the Arizona Capitol Times, the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police aren’t too happy:
John Thomas, a lobbyist for the Association of Chiefs of Police, said rural communities would be harmed disproportionately if residents are allowed to file lawsuits against cities or counties that do not enforce of federal immigration law. Many of those communities are small and do not have the ability to defend the suits, much less pay court costs and hefty fines if they lose. They may not have an attorney,” he said. “They barely have (enough) police.” He suggested changing the bill to allow such suits to only be filed by county attorneys or the attorney general.