Framingham Police chiefs support immigration program

[Mikell]

Carl said he is concerned, however, about misinformation about the program. He said he does not want people to expect "street sweeps" of immigrants.

"If not properly marketed, it could diminish the trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement," Carl said. "You have to educate everyone."

The chief said he does not want to see fewer crimes reported by immigrants simply because they fear local police.

"We want victims and witnesses of crimes to come forward," he added. "The whole premise is to take criminals off the street."

Come on, most crime reported by an illegal was committed by an illegal.
Cut out the middle man and deport every one they find.

The government can find money to bail out Wall St and GM but they only have enough money to deport the dangerous aliens?
Do they stop deportations when they hit 400,000?
Still, I'm all for the Secure Communities Program.

[ilbegone]

The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts said it is concerned about sending thousands of names and fingerprints a year to ICE, including those of U.S. citizens, regardless of the severity of the offense of which they are accused.

I don't know what the fuss is about.

If one is arrested for just about any reason in Southern California, and I'm sure it's universally nation wide - including Massachusetts, names, finger prints, and mug shots go into the Federal crime computer.

In fact, it's a duplication for local police departments to send information to ICE - ICE could merely monitor the federal computer and skim the info without having to stir up sanctuary cities and various "advocate" organizations. A criminal record may be officially expunged from public view, but convictions and rap sheets never really go away.

And twelve aliases still only have one set of finger prints.