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is the extra burden of initiating civil immigration enforcement actions that would be
counterproductive for local police forces.
“If the Congress feels more should be done to track, arrest, and deport immigrants who
have committed crimes, they should be willing to pay for the trained, federal officers to
do so,” Kelley said. “Putting the burden of enforcing civil immigration law on already
overburdened, under-funded, and under-trained state and local police is a cop out.”
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The hearing will be at 3:00 (note new time) today, April 22, in Room 226, Dirksen
Senate Office Building. Live audio or video feeds of hearings are generally available
via the Internet. Go to the Senate Judiciary website (www.judiciary.senate.gov) or
(www.capitolhearings.org) for links to the hearing feed.
Additional information on the CLEAR Act, Homeland Security Enhancement Act, and
other issues related to state and local enforcement of federal civil immigration laws is
available at the Forum’s website: www.immigrationforum.org/currentissues/clear.htm.
50 F Street, NW, Suite 300 – Washington, DC 20001
phone: (202) 347-0040 – fax: (202) 347-0058
press office: (202) 383-5989
www.immigrationforum.org
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