U.S. police chiefs say Arizona immigration law will increase crime

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U.S. police chiefs say Arizona immigration law will increase crime

By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 27, 2010


Arizona's new crackdown on illegal immigration will increase crime in U.S. cities, not reduce it, by driving a wedge between police and immigrant communities, police chiefs from several of the state's and the nation's largest cities said Wednesday.

Arizona's law will intimidate crime victims and witnesses who are illegal immigrants and divert police from investigating more serious crimes, chiefs from Los Angeles, Houston and Philadelphia said before meeting Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to discuss the measure. Counterparts from Phoenix, Tucson, San Jose and Montgomery County, among others, joined them.

"This is not a law that increases public safety. This is a bill that makes it much harder for us to do our jobs," Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said. "Crime will go up if this becomes law in Arizona or in any other state."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/26/AR2010052601200.html

[Flaneur]

1. Bah. They're only big city police chiefs. What do they know?

I'd rather listen to some rabid right-wing politician.

Now, how do you make that sarcasm thingie?

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