Immigration Rights/Open Borders Articles
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Published by Center for Immigration Studies (CIS):
The 287(g) Program: Protecting Home Towns and Homeland (2009)
https://www.ilw.com/articles/2009,1123-vaughan.shtm
287(g) program is major factor in reduced local crime rates, smaller inmate populations, and lower criminal justice costs. 287(g) is cost-effective and a force multiplier. The origins of the “chilling effect” theory (illegals not reporting crime for fear of being deported) are unclear, but hard evidence of the phenomenon is non-existent. As reported in a GAO study, to date there have been no substantiated cases of racial profiling or abuse of immigration authority in any 287(g) location. 287(g) training does emphasize how to avoid racial profiling.
State and Local Authority to Enforce Immigration Law: A Unified Approach for Stopping Terrorists (2004)
https://cis.org/State-and-Local-Authority-Enforce-Immigration-Law
Legal analysis from law professor: State and local police possess substantial inherent authority to make immigration arrests, in addition to the delegated powers available through Section 287(g). The potential for closer cooperation with state and local law enforcement has not been fully exploited. Consequently, there has been a cost in the national security of the United States.
Published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP):
Police Chiefs Guide to Immigration Issues (2007)
Page 25-27: Initiatives under 287(g) have had a successful impact on illegal immigration and have garnered leads, arrests, and convictions for a variety of federal and state violations.
Published by Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR):
The Role of State & Local Law Enforcement in Immigration Matters and Reasons to Resist Sanctuary Policies (2016)
Congress designed immigration law with state and local assistance in mind. States and localities do not have to turn a blind eye to immigration violations simply because it is a federal issue.
President Obama’s Record of Dismantling Immigration Enforcement (2014)
https://fairus.org/sites/default/files/2017-08/Obama_Enforcement_Report.pdf
Timeline of the Obama Administration’s impact on immigration enforcement.
Published by the Heritage Foundation:
Section 287(g) is the Right Answer for State and Local Immigration Enforcement (2006)
Congress should build upon 287(g) by (1) appointing a national spokesperson to promote it, (2) drafting a strategy for implementing 287(g) nationwide, (3) creating a national continuing education learning center, (4) reporting progress to Congress annually, (5) allowing states and localities to use homeland security grants to pay for 287(g), (6) providing funding to ICE for training up to 5,000 more local officers, and (7) requiring that any participating locality have a stakeholder engagement plan that briefs community and solicits comments regarding community policing.
Section 287(g): State and Local Immigration Enforcement Efforts are Working (2009)
Compares scathing GAO report on 287(g) against far different report by Davidson County Sheriff’s office, which processed 5,300 illegal aliens for removal in the course of two years. Led to 31% decline in arrests of foreign-born individuals and a 46% decline in illegal aliens committing crimes, without receiving any complaints of racial profiling. County engaged in extensive community communication/outreach efforts.
Article in the Daily Signal:
Some Cities Want to Help with Immigration Enforcement, not be Sanctuaries (2017)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/06/30/cities-want-help-immigration-enforcement-not-sanctuaries/
Eleven 287(g) MOAs have been signed since Trump took office. 287(g) is a cost-effective, force-multiplying effort that should be expanded.
Article on Foxnews.com:
Texas police agencies get some ICE powers (2017)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/31/texas-police-agencies-get-some-ice-powers.html
Describes 18 new 287(g) agreements in Texas signed in the wake of Trump’s executive order “beefing up” 287(g).