ACLU Wants to Stop Congress from Hindering Law Enforcement
From: Matt Howes, National Internet Organizer, ACLU

Congress should not hinder law enforcement agencies' ability to do their job nor create laws that will inevitably lead to civil rights violations of American citizens. Unfortunately new legislation before the House of Representatives will do both.

The proposed legislation would put state and local law enforcement agencies in the business of enforcing federal immigration laws--a role for which they lack training and resources. This would also lead to inevitable civil rights violations as "foreign-looking" citizens and others would face inevitable questioning by local police officers trying to do the job of federal immigration officials.

Numerous law enforcement agencies have indicated that this new role would destroy hard-won trust between them and the local immigrant populations. They argue this would lead to lower success in investigating and solving crimes.

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