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Today I testified before the Courts & Justice Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates in support of @Lopez4VA's bill HB2392.
This bill would essentially remove the burden of immigration enforcement on our state and local law enforcement agencies.
This bill would essentially remove the burden of immigration enforcement on our state and local law enforcement agencies.
It prohibits immigration status inquiry for crime victims and their families, engendering trust with community policing.
ICE can do its own job. I reminded the GOP members of the committee that immigration and criminal law mix like oil and water.
ICE can do its own job. I reminded the GOP members of the committee that immigration and criminal law mix like oil and water.
that we must give constitutional safeguards when meting out criminal-like punishment.
The criminal immigration machine has its origins in the underbelly of the anti-immigrant movement. In killing the bill today, it was bought hook, line, and sinker.
lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp60…
The criminal immigration machine has its origins in the underbelly of the anti-immigrant movement. In killing the bill today, it was bought hook, line, and sinker.
lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp60…
In Richmond, I will keep fighting to break the link between crime and immigration. And each Committee member's constituents should know the origin of the policies they supported in voting PBI (pass by indefinitely) today.
Link to video:
facebook.com/VirginiaImmigr…
Link to video:
facebook.com/VirginiaImmigr…
