Illegal Aliens Want Sanctuary Policies In Writing

Lawmakers and police in a major U.S. city have reassured
illegal immigrants that they’re protected under longtime
sanctuary policies amid demands from open borders
advocates that the measures be formalized in writing.

A group of Latino activists, clergy and civil rights leaders
took to the street this week to command Baltimore officials
to further solidify the city’s measures to shield illegal aliens
from federal authorities. Like many law enforcement agencies
across the nation, Baltimore Police bans its officers from
inquiring about suspects’ immigration status.

Now emboldened illegal immigrants want the policy in writing
to reduce crime and help bridge the gap between officers and
immigrants after the recent murders of three Hispanic men in
the area. The most recent victim, a Honduran, was clubbed and
beaten with a wooden stake by a mentally disturbed teen who
professed to hate “Mexicans.” Illegal immigrants are more prone
to cooperate in these sorts of police investigations if the
department has a written don’t-ask-don’t-tell immigration policy,
their advocates say.

But Baltimore Police Chief Frederick Bealefeld asserts that a
written policy is unnecessary because his officers never ask
about immigration status as per the citywide sanctuary measures.
In the three years he’s served as department head, Bealefeld
says he hasn’t heard “one utterance on enforcement of
immigration laws.” For their part, city officials assure residents
that they should trust police to focus on fighting violent crime,
not enforcing immigration laws.

This week a Maryland legislator threw a wrench in Baltimore’s
sanctuary public relations campaign by announcing a proposed
bill that will give citizens the power to sue public officials who
violate federal immigration laws. If the measure passes, citizens
can file complaints against public officials in circuit court and,
if convicted, the official could be booted from office or face
criminal charges.