As the debate over President Trump’s immigration policy and initiatives grows, so does his apparent determination to see his campaign promises put into action. The left, as expected, is in a fit of self-righteous rage over the efforts being made to curtail illegal immigration and remove illegals from the US, especially those who have committed crimes. However, also as expected, Mr. Trump is not backing down in the face of such resistance to the enforcement of the law, but is doubling-down.
The possibility of federal over-reach is a concern, especially in matters of law enforcement. Most crimes are of a local nature, and as such are the proper responsibility of state and local law enforcement. Injecting federal authorities into local matters is seldom a good idea no matter how it appealing it might be at the time. Hence, those who love liberty should be concerned when they see anything that appears to move towards the federalization of the state and local police.
All of this said, we are in anything but a normal environment. Cities and states are in active rebellion against established federal laws regarding immigration, and are harboring illegals in an effort to thwart their deportation. It’s an outrageous situation, so it comes as little surprise that the solution being implemented is somewhat unconventional. More on page two.
He’s not injecting federal authority in to a local matter. Geez.
Good point.
Unfortunately some of the state Police have Demos as Captians and those Captians will not do anything except let them go. Also those same Captains seem to always tell his men to Stand down when it comes to riots…
Aren’t federal laws already enforced by local police?
Local police should follow the law.
Illegal citizen?
No thank you.. We don’t need the next presidents to take what you have done and push an agenda that isn’t in the best interest of America. Trump may use his discussion for good but that’s only until we elect someone else.
A slippery slope. Elected law enforcement officials have supreme authority, oh that stops at the county line. Then we enact the state milita to transfer illegals from state to state back to Mexico,if Mexican or to Canada’s open arms or be incarcerated until citizenship has been granted from a work program(road repair,litter clean up,etc). They are already on our taxed dollar,perhaps we could get something back out and save a few $. When word gets out of this, flow of Illegals will diminish greatly.
Hire more feds and let them do their job. Problem solved.
Of course I see you are the only one that remembers that. And I didn’t see people having tantrums then.