New York – The federal government’s expansion of a program that requires local police to share fingerprints with immigration officials is drawing protests in New York.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sees the “Secure Communities Program” as a tool for finding and deporting criminal illegal aliens.
Opponents say it actually makes communities less secure by damaging relations between immigrants and police.
Concerns led Gov. Andrew Cuomo to suspend the program in June after about half the state’s counties had adopted it. But a law enforcement official familiar with the program says Monday it will launch statewide Tuesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the program.
Immigrants, civil rights activists and elected officials rallied Monday in New York City urging nationwide termination of the program.
The operative word is “CRIMINAL”. Why would anyone NOT want the Federal Government to deport CRIMINALS? We should be thankful for the help the Feds are giving to NYC!
It is not hard to come to this country LEGALLY. I really isn’t. The process is full of bureaucracy and red-tape, but that makes it INCONVENIENT, not DIFFICULT. If you want to come to this country, get a visa and then stand in line with all the peaceful, law-abiding people who came before you to get legal residency. This nation owes you NOTHING.
That being said, there are reasons to have exceptions. There are parts of this world where people are forced to endure the most heinous of things. Where public rape and the public slaughter of children is used to intimidate people into submission. We must always be willing to be open to the saving of human life. Systems for life-saving asylum should always be present and accessible.
If someone has what to hide, then fingerprints are a risk. I have nothing to hide. Come take my prints anytime, and keep them on record in the FBI and every one of our 50 states. This “civil rights” gibberish is liberal stupidity. If these aliens wish to be here illegally, then stay away from crime. Otherwise, we’ll nab you and send you home.
This line was humorous, “by damaging relations between immigrants and police”. They don’t need a relationship. If they commit a crime, then the relationship is already negative. Print ’em and deport him.
This is an AMAZING example of liberal re-defining words to suit them.
Submitted for thought. 2 words — Illegal & Criminal.
ILLEGAL: (as in illegal immigrant) is illegal to use -it violates the RULES of Political Correctness. – so we can’t fingerprint people who get gov’t benifits. can’t even ask for ID’s if someone comes to vote etc, etc, ad nausium!
CRIMINAL: now That’s NOT ok to be (as long as you didn’t do anything illegal of course) now it’s OK to fingerprint, Check id’s AND SHARE that info!
BOTH POINTS OF VIEW COMING TO US FROM THE SAME OBAMA ADMINISTRATION!
America-What a country!
You have got to be kidding! We are addressing local police sharing information with immigration. Fort someone to get into police to be fingerprinted, it would not be because of a corner carnival. It would be because they were suspected of criminal activity. Their fingerprints should then be shared with immigration officials. Isn’t that one of the tasks of the Immigration Service? Illegal aliens are not entitled to privacy, nor to food stamps, nor to medical care. If governments wish to extend these serrvices to those whose immigration applications are pending, I can understand. But otherwise, these rights are not for non-citizens. And, by all means, let police share their records with immigration.