Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:41:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: doug berg
Subject: Immigrants report crime, too
A writer suggests that the Chatham leadership does not question immigration status out of a belief in some right to immigrate “undodumentedly.” (July 14, post #15) I would imagine, however, the real reason is a bit more mundane and a lot more pragmatic. Here on the local level, keeping people within the boundaries of the law requires as many residents as possible to be willing to “call the law” when they see something going on that should not be. If you get law enforcment involved in checking status, and at the same time you are driving a large demographic group into the shadows, well, I think you’d see crime starting to increase.