The Mexican government, San Antonio's police chief and others slammed Texas' new "sanctuary cities" law on Monday, saying that requiring local law enforcement to help enforce U.S. immigration law could lead to racial profiling and will fan distrust of the police by the state's many Hispanics.
The law, which takes effect in September and which critics say is the most anti-immigrant since a 2010 Arizona law, will allow police officers to ask about the immigration status of anyone they detain, including during routine traffic stops. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law Sunday evening on Facebook Live with no advanced warning. A few dozen people protested outside his mansion in Austin on Monday.
San Antonio police chief William McManus ripped into the Republicans who pushed the law through despite the objections of every big-city police chief in the state. The Migration Policy Institute estimates that Texas is home to more than 1.4 million people who are in the country illegally, including 71,000 living in the San Antonio area.
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http://www.wfsb.com/story/35365385/mexico-and-police-chief-slam-texas-new-sanctuary-city-ban"...say it will create a chilling effect that will cause [ILLEGAL ALIEN] immigrant families to not report crimes or come forward as witnesses over fears that talking to local police could lead to deportation."
If they're illegal, they need to be gone, starting with the human garbage that prey on the innocent.
