Amid a Justice Department racial profiling investigation and colossal protests by Latino rights advocates, a top Obama immigration official is defending an Arizona program that once allowed a county sheriff to arrest illegal aliens.
Top ICE Official Defends Ariz. Immigration Sweeps
The immigration sweeps, conducted by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, have apprehended dozens of illegal immigrants with criminal records and vastly improved the sprawling Phoenix metropolitan area by restoring law and order in a large business district rife with solicitation, trespassing, loitering and public health ordinance violations created by day laborers.
The operations were conducted under a local-federal partnership-known as 287(g)-that trains police officers nationwide to enforce immigration laws. The program has been effective in drastically reducing violent crime in local communities and aiding in the deportation of thousands of criminal illegal aliens who would otherwise fall through the cracks.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Department is the biggest law enforcement agency to participate in 287(g) and the elected official who runs it, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has come under fire from politically-connected La Raza groups that have pressured the feds to investigate the sheriff for racial profiling and violating the constitutional rights of illegal immigrants.
The Justice Department has taken the task seriously, even bringing back deported illegal aliens to the U.S. to be witnesses against Maricopa deputies. The feds claim they must take every step to investigate the serious allegations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches and seizures on the part of officers and their elected leader. In October the Maricopa Sheriff's Department was stripped of its immigration enforcement authority.
Now the high-ranking U.S. immigration official responsible for the move is defending the sheriff and his effective crime sweeps. During a large weekend march to protest the immigration crackdowns, the assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (John Morton) said there was no evidence of racial profiling by deputies in Maricopa County and that the majority of the illegal immigrants arrested have been convicted of serious crimes.
"Sixty nine percent of the people we receive in Maricopa County have been convicted of Level 1 and Level 2 offenses, which are serious felony offenses, drug trafficking, assaults, rape," Morton said during a meeting with editors of a local newspaper. The assistant secretary added that the Maricopa program has been consistent with meeting his agency's priority of arresting illegal immigrants who commit serious crimes.
Yet the agency, caving into political pressure, refused to renew the sheriff's contract to continue the immigration enforcement program. It was baffling considering the Department of Homeland Security had previously praised the enforcement operation, including in a 2008 federal audit that determined it was "excellent" and that the conduct and performance of deputies was professional and meeting the program's requirements.
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written by belugajedi, January 23, 2010
La Raza - itself a racist organization - whines because Joe enforces the laws. DHS caves into the racist organization's pressure as Janet Napolitano continues to prepare herself for her future political career. All the fools that say 'we need comprehensive immigration reform' and complain that Joe enforces the law don't want any immigration law enforced at law. To them comprehensive immigration reform is open borders. If we enforced the laws that exist - we wouldnt have 12-20m illegal aliens here today. If we give all these law breakers a pa*s, we'll have another 40-50m here in another 20 years as the family members illegally follow to join.
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written by David O'Connor, January 26, 2010
If you wonder why Sheriff Joe keeps getting a*saulted by the Federal Gov. ,then look no further than Sen McCain. McCain has been a strong supporter of Amnesty. He personally has spoken at LaRaza Conventions along with Sen Lindsay Graham from South Carolina at several events in Los Angeles.Just Google McCain and LaRaza Los Angeles . Look at his contributions list on his previous campaigns.Do Graham also. These two do everything they can in the dark to hurt Arizona and Sheriff Joe. Check out their voting records for illegals. Jauary 2008 they voted to extend 4 more years ,Social Security bennefits to Illegals that were in the U.S. for 18 months or more. These benefits are Educational for their kids,Finances, and medical.
Here is the shocker. Both these Senators are members of the Trilatteral Comission and CFR, Council on Foreign Relations. A One World Government Group. This is the Orgs of the NEW WORLD ORDER, NWO.
I hate to say this because I love Sarah Palin, but she supports McCain for Senator and is a member of the CFR ,Council on Foreign Relations. Another politician that gains our Love and Respect but here we go again. The Socialist will say or do anything to make you believe them. This is all about Amnesty for everyone and no borders whatsoever anywhere.
PEOPLE PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE CHECK THESE POLITICIANS OUT WITH A MAGNIFYING GLa*s. THEY ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM, PLEASE.
Here is the shocker. Both these Senators are members of the Trilatteral Comission and CFR, Council on Foreign Relations. A One World Government Group. This is the Orgs of the NEW WORLD ORDER, NWO.
I hate to say this because I love Sarah Palin, but she supports McCain for Senator and is a member of the CFR ,Council on Foreign Relations. Another politician that gains our Love and Respect but here we go again. The Socialist will say or do anything to make you believe them. This is all about Amnesty for everyone and no borders whatsoever anywhere.
PEOPLE PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE CHECK THESE POLITICIANS OUT WITH A MAGNIFYING GLa*s. THEY ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM, PLEASE.
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written by garyrose, January 26, 2010
FIRST ENFORCE ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION LAWS TOTALLY? AND MAKE MORE WHEN NEEDED. THEN START FROM WHITE HOUSE DOWN TO LOCAL YOCALS POLITITIANS? IF THEIR NOT AMERICA BUILDING POLITITIANS OUT OUT NOW? SAME WITH COUNTY GOVT JOBS AND POSITIONS? SCHOOL BOARDS? STATEJOBS?FEDERAL JOBS? THEY THAT DONT THINK AND WANT TO BUILD AMERICA OUT OUT NOW?STARTING WITH LARAZA ? M.E.C.H.A.? L.U.L.A.C.? CHICANOS POR LA CASA? FREINDLY HOUSE? ALL THESE MEXICO MINDED ORGANIZATIONS ARE AMERICAN TAXPAYER FUNDED INCLUDEING MEXICO IT SELF??HAS TO STOP LETS THINK AMERICA AND BUILD AMERICA. LET MEXICOS MACHO MEN AND WOMEN WITH THEIR BABIES TAKE CARE OF THEM SELVES THINK AMERICAN?THEY DONT AND WONT,,THANKS
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