Government Security News July 2016 Digital Edition

Tracking record of statements of
Clinton on immigration reform
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tention facilities and stop the raids
and roundups. These actions are
not consistent with our values.
Too many children in our country
say goodbye to their parents every
morning not knowing if mom and
dad will be there when we get home.
I want to do everything I can to keep
families together.”
Hilary Clinton clearly understood
what her audience at LULAC
wanted to hear and it’s not difficult
to project herself as more progressive
on immigration policy than her
Republican opponent. However,
if elected, the communities she is
making commitments to must hold
her to account and ensure she delivers
on her promises.
What you should know about
Pence’s record on immigrants
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grant policies imperil any campaign
that seeks the Latino and immigrant
vote, and that past presidential campaigns
with a strong anti-immigrant
platform have failed, Trump seems
committed to his impractical and
punishing ways towards immigration
policy. In this regard, Mike
Pence makes the perfect running
mate.
Supreme Court to hear arguments
in class action suit by ACLU
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detention – it merely requires that
immigrants who have been locked
up for more than six months get a
chance to go before an immigration
judge who will decide whether continued
detention is necessary. Yet
now, the government is challenging
the Ninth Circuit in front of the
Supreme Court, claiming that the
decision interferes with its ability to
“secur[e] the border and remov[e]
serious criminals.”
The government’s claim is preposterous.
Providing people with a day
in court to challenge prolonged immigration
detention doesn’t prevent
the government from seeking to deport
those noncitizens it considers
enforcement priorities. Instead, the
decision at issue in this case ensures
that our immigration courts operate
within the bounds of the Constitution.
Noncitizens held in remote detention
centers are less likely to get
legal help and successfully explain
their cases to immigration judges.
They may give up valid claims simply
to avoid remaining locked up
for months or even years while their
deportation cases proceed through
the courts. Hopefully, the Supreme
Court will recognize that immigrants
in prolonged detention deserve
their day in court for a bond
hearing.
Senate Rejects two anti-immigrant
bills before going out on recess
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portation, it creates conditions that
encourage criminals to prey upon
victims and witnesses alike.”
Community policing policies also
help ensure that law enforcement officers
do not run afoul of the law by
detaining persons they do not have
legal authority to hold (i.e., in violation
of the constitutional requirements
of the Fourth Amendment as
many courts have ruled).
Senator Cruz’s bill which seeks
to increase mandatory minimums
for certain immigration penalties,
would further criminalize immigration
which has proven to do nothing
to deter unauthorized immigration
and would cost tax payers billions.
According to the Center for American
Progress (CAP) and the American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
this provision would cost U.S. taxpayers
at least $3.1 billion over the
next decade.
Instead of spinning their wheels
on punitive, piecemeal legislation,
Senators should focus on passing
more meaningful reforms that move
our nation forward.
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