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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^law-abiding undocumented immigrants, to be clear.  But I thought the article emphasized that MS-13 is very specific in who they target, i.e., undocumented children.[/quote]

I'm the PP and I wasn't including the original immigration violation in my definition of "law abiding." I meant undocumented and otherwise law-abiding residents. That's the paradox, right? You need undocumented and otherwise law-abiding residents to feel comfortable calling the police. You can't have that if they fear immigration enforcement as victims of crimes. So that argues for the current MCPD approach of not enforcing immigration violations if someone comes into contact with the criminal justice system as a victim.

HOWEVER, I'm flummoxed by how often it seems that known criminals are out on ICE bond. It seems like the whole system is broken. Known criminals are loose while law-abiding residents are being rounded up and deported. [/quote]

You had used the word citizens in the post, hence my reply--because you're right, that is the paradox: the people targeted by MS-13 are afraid to come to law enforcement for fear of being deported.  I'm glad MCPS has their current policy.

Keeping known criminals out on ICE bond does seem problematic, though.  Maybe it's a part of a larger strategy to bring down large numbers of people, and they need cooperation?  That seems incredibly risky, though.[/quote]

Yeah, I should have been more precise. I said "citizen" because it is a professional quirk but I should have put more thought into what I was writing. Yes, generally lawful RESIDENTS need to feel safe involving law enforcement.

So, basically, I think everyone is doing the wrong thing here. The current administration is criminalizing folks whose only crime is the initial immigration violation and therefore creating an environment in which victims can't cooperate and the criminals run amok. Meanwhile, the Democrats seem to be closing their eyes to the actual problems created by allowing 20K unaccompanied minors whose only family is the gang to flood the country. So...now what? Everyone has the wrong answers, because it isn't deporting law-abiding residents and it isn't pretending there is no problem. [/quote]

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