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Howard Berman: “Policies are initiated not about philosophical positions on the question of how to deal with undocumented people in this…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2003
Policies are initiated not about philosophical positions on the question of how to deal with undocumented people in this country or illegal immigrants in this country. The question is how best for law enforcement to serve their local missions; and to have this body come in and seek to intrude on that process by shutting off the means that we have decided are worthy to help local law enforcement have the manpower and the technology and the resources to apprehend violent criminals, I think is just crazy; and I urge this body to defeat this amendment.
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Howard Berman
California
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of an amendment on local law enforcement's ability to address crime.

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