If I were advising people who were not here legally, I would recommend that they have as little contact with the police or other similar government entities.
Why?
While most local police departments are not interested in enforcing immigration laws and could be trusted now, the future is much less certain.
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican state lawmakers seeking to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local officials who resist with lawsuits, fines and even potential jail time.
Lawmakers in more than 20 states this year have filed legislation targeting so-called sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, according to an Associated Press analysis using the bill-tracking software Plural.
Some of those states already ban sanctuary policies but are now proposing to punish mayors, council members and other government officials who violate the prohibition.
Trump is having problems finding those bad hombres he promised to deport. Any idiot knows that criminals tend to hide, and that is why most of them are not caught. Rewards for information usually encourage people to provide information on the identity or location of wanted criminals.
Remember those old “wanted” posters on TV Westerns? They offered rewards for handing over a person to law enforcement. In more recent times, rewards are less about bounty hunting and more about persuading people to provide information that can help solve a crime. It’s an attempt to use money to overcome fear and apathy, and sometimes that can be difficult.
Recently, on a corner outside a Family Dollar store in Maywood, Ill., a suburb west of Chicago, a crowd of relatives, friends and activists gathered and held up pictures of 19-year-old Isiah Scott. They also distributed flyers offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot and killed Scott last March.
Law enforcement agencies have a long history of offering rewards in an effort to solve crimes. The FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list has been up and running since 1950, when the agency first teamed up with a news wire service to publicize the toughest criminals it was trying to capture. The FBI now offers a minimum — a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to a direct arrest of anyone on that list.
I don’t expect the federal government to offer such rewards, but I would not put it past Texas. Threatening government officials with jail could be just as effective as a reward to achieve the desired effect.
It is a shame that people do not report crimes or provide information, but they need to weigh the risks versus the rewards. Reporting crimes normally does not come with rewards; at most, a thank-you from one of the police officers.
About a year ago, I reported a burglary in progress; the perpetrators were caught. I was told I would remain anonymous, which lasted about three days. An investigator for the people caught came knocking at my door, wanting to know what I saw when I reported the crime.
So, if someone were not here legally, I would recommend that they weigh the risks of giving the government their location.
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