According to an article on [1] latimes.com:  “A coalition of advocacy groups sent a letter to President Obama last week demanding that the administration end a program that allows local police to enforce federal immigration law.”

Ending the 287(g) program would be a wise move for several reasons.:  (1) it encourages racial profiling and leaves room for abuse; (2)  immigration law is federal and should be enforced by the federal authorities - we would not want the local police enforcing federal tax laws, immigration is no different;  and (3) the concept of “community policing” that has proven effective over decades becomes more challenging as immigrants will be less likely to assist authorities in prosecuting and/or reporting serious crimes for fear of immigration consequences - in other words, a shift from working together to fight crime to an “us versus them” perspective becomes inevitable. 

Please visit our website at [2] www.immigrantconnect.com.