Obama/Holder politicized DOJ to sue New Mexico in 3….2….1…..
New Mexico Gov. Susana MartÃnez is directing police to check the immigration status of people arrested for crimes.
The Republican, who made headlines after the November elections when she became the nation’s first Latina governor, said she was eliminating an executive order by former Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, that prohibited law enforcement officials from asking people about immigration status.
“This order takes the handcuffs off of New Mexico’s law enforcement officers in their mission to keep our communities safe,” MartÃnez said in a statement. “The criminal justice system should have the authority to determine the immigration status of all criminals, regardless of race or ethnicity, and report illegal immigrants who commit crimes to federal authorities.”
Now, the policia will still be barred from asking the victims of crime, seeking police help, or a witness to a crim whether they are illegals. Obviously, this has provoked the ACLU
“This executive order invites racial profiling by giving an incentive to police to arrest people who look and sound ‘foreign.’ New Mexicans should not have to fear that a broken taillight or other pretextual stop will lead to their arrest because of the color of their skin,” said Peter Simonson, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in New Mexico.
Except, illegals are not “New Mexicans.” They are Mexicans, Hondurans, Guatemalans, Iranians, Iraqis, etc.
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