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LionJack

Congress expressly intended for local law enforcement to act in cases in which officers have reason to believe that an individual is in the country illegally, even though immigration law enforcement is not their primary responsibility. In 1996, Congress passed and President Clinton signed legislation that protects individual officers who act to enforce federal immigration laws, even if their departments have non-cooperation policies.

Section 287 (g) of the Immigration and Nationalization Act provides authority for state and local enforcement to investigate, detain, and arrest aliens on civil and criminal grounds. In addition, in a civil lawsuit, the law enforcement officers would be considered to have been acting under federal authority, thereby shifting liability to the federal government and providing additional immunity for the law enforcement officers enforcing federal laws.

Unfortunately, local governments won?’t take up an agreement for enforcement because they have to budget for it, and provide specific training at cost.

Local agencies and officers like to represent that they cannot enforce federal laws in Iowa. But that is wrong.

Iowa Code authorizes an officer to arrest anyone for ANY public offense committed or attempted in their presence. That section is not textually limited to only state and local violations.

Iowa also has it's own nonresident alien laws that apply anyway. Local officers just won't burden themselves with that enforcement.

Big Brother

I thank you also for your input on this subject. I had thought this was the case but did not know all the intricate details. It would seem that the way laws are enforced in our nation varies depending on the locale and what laws are important to be enforced. Nothing seems to be done equally anywhere.

Totally agree

I am in NO WAY racist, I have friends of many different nationalities. I recieved this email today and thought I would share it with all of you.
Someone finally said it.

How many are actually paying attention to this?
There are African Americans,
Mexican Americans,
Asian Americans,
Arab Americans,
Native Americans, etc.

...And then there are just -
Americans.

You pass me on the street
and sneer in my direction.
You Call me ''White boy,''
''Cracker,'' ''Honkey,''
''Whitey,'' ''Caveman,''
... And that's OK.

But when I call you N-----,
Kike, Towel head,
Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey,
Beaner, Gook, or Chink
... You call me a racist.

You say that whites commit a lot
of violence against you,
so why are the ghettos the most
dangerous places to live?

You have the United Negro College Fund.
You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You Have Yom Hashoah.
You have the NAACP.
And you have BET.

If we had WET
(White Entertainment Television)
... We'd be racists.

If we had a White Pride Day
... You would call us racists.

If we had White History Month
... We'd be racists.

If we had any organization for only whites to ''advance'' OUR lives ..
... We'd be racists.

We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce,
and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that?

If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships
... You know we'd be racists.

There are over 60 openly-proclaimed
Black-only Colleges in the US,
yet if there were ''White-only Colleges''
... THAT would be a racist college.

In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights.
If we marched for our race and rights,
... You would call us racists.

You are proud to be black,
brown, yellow and orange,
and you're not afraid to announce it.
But when we announce our white pride

... You call us racists.

You rob us,
carjack us,
and shoot at us.
But, when a white police officer
shoots a black gang member
or beats up a black drug-dealer
who is running from the LAW and
posing a threat to ALL of society
... You call him a racist.

I am proud.
... But, you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites
can be racists?


There is nothing improper about this e-mail.

Fact

You would be pleased to know that local, county and state law enforcement enteties to detain illegal aliens at times. However, it is up to federal departments (Immigration and Customs Enforcement ''ICE'' or old ''INS'' to take custody of and deport said aliens. There inlies the problem, all to regularly ICE will not respond to pick up one or two people. I've heard stories of vans packed with illegal aliens travelling our highways and byways that have been stopped for various reasons. When federal agencies are contacted to detain, they are usually to busy to respond or just don't call back period.