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Police chiefs and sheriffs came to the Texas Capitol Thursday to denounce proposals they said would make communities less safe by tasking them with the additional responsibility of enforcing immigration laws.
Ignore one crime to solve another?
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"We depend on the community to work with us to identify crimes in their neighborhood," said San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. "We would not get that kind of collaboration from the community if, all of a sudden, SAPD officers were out there enforcing immigration laws."
If they were not here to begin we would not have to worry about that.
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Under their bills, House Bill 12 and Senate Bill 11, local governmental agencies would risk losing state grant money if they adopt policies that prohibit enforcement of state or federal immigration laws. That would include barring a police officer from asking about immigration status.
Under their bills, House Bill 12 and Senate Bill 11, local governmental agencies would risk losing state grant money if they adopt policies that prohibit enforcement of state or federal immigration laws. That would include barring a police officer from asking about immigration status.
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