Debbie Schlussel: Largest Police Chiefs Assn: ICE Princess Not Getting Job Done w/ Illegal Aliens
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)--the nation's largest association of police chiefs says Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chieftess Julie L. Myers a/k/a "The ICE Princess" and her top minions are not getting the job done on illegal immigration. The cops say they must do the job that Americans--ie., The ICE Princess and her subordinates--just won't do.
Because of that the IACP has had to publish its own primer on immigration enforcement for local cops to pick up the slack:
WASHINGTON - The nation's largest association of police chiefs is distributing an unusual primer on immigration enforcement to thousands of law enforcement agencies, saying the absence of a national immigration policy has left local communities with an "overwhelming" burden.The publication by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) offers instruction on when state and local officers may intervene in cases involving illegal immigrants. It stops short of urging local authorities to enforce federal immigration laws but says agencies can no longer ignore the local troubles posed by the explosive growth of undocumented immigrants.
"Because there has been very little federal assistance on this issue, it's been pushed down to us," IACP president Joseph Carter said. "Our frustration is that this has now become an issue for our membership."
Immigration enforcement, primarily the domain of the federal government, has been a particularly sensitive issue for local communities.
"Local police leaders face a growing set of immigration-related duties in the face of scarce and narrowing resources," the 45-page document states. "It is critically important for local agencies to avoid being caught in the middle of endless battles over immigration policy."
The report states that local police are confronted with:
* Human smuggling operations.
* Crime victims who are reluctant to cooperate with police out of fear they will be deported.
* The rejuvenation of hate groups targeting new immigrant communities. [DS: HUH?! Looks like some police have been drinking the Southern Poverty Law Center Kool Aid.]
* Community disputes involving the location of day-laborer hiring sites or complaints related to overcrowded housing.
Carter said the document, circulated Tuesday, was the association's response to "numerous" requests for guidance from its membership, which numbers about 20,000 police officials.
"What we have provided is a framework to help guide chiefs. How they deal with it is an issue for their political leadership. "We can't dictate how a community should respond."
So far, the collective response of local communities has produced a quilt of local immigration policies.
[DS: USA Today drinking the anti-borders enforcement Kool Aid here. This is a common phrase employed by USA Today. There is a "quilt" of local policies dealing with everything from murder to robbery. No-one's complained about varying laws in, say, Michigan versus Illinois on armed robbery. It's called "local control."] . . .
"Immigration presents a confusing picture for the police, with various elements of the community taking adversarial positions," the IACP report said.
Carter hoped that the IACP's primer would "move law enforcement to a more consistent approach. Lacking guidance from a court decision or the federal government, we're just trying to find the best way to move ahead."
It's pretty clear that The ICE Princess is not getting the job done. That's why local police must take it up. And that's why they're confused. She's cancelled programs training local police in immigration enforcement. And she's cancelled visits to Arizona because Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Governor Janet Napolitano have criticized ICE and, again, are doing the job that some Americans--The ICE Princess--just won't do.
When local police must do the job that some Americans--ie., ICE "leadership"--just won't do, it's a strong hint that those "Americans" are a whopping billion-dollar failure.
Posted by Debbie on July 26, 2007 10:27 AM to Debbie Schlussel