Is Louisiana having that much of a problem with illegal aliens crossing into the state? Regardless, it would be awesome if every state run by Republicans with a Republican governor would do this
Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas’ migrant arrest law
Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Senate advanced a bill Monday that would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest and jail people in the state who entered the U.S. illegally, similar to embattled legislation in Texas.
Amid national fights between Republican states and Democratic President Joe Biden over how and who should enforce the U.S.-Mexico border, Louisiana joins a growing list of legislatures seeking to expand states’ authority over border enforcement.
Proponents of the bill, such as the legislation’s author GOP state Sen. Valarie Hodges, say Louisiana has the “right to defend our nation.” Hodges has accused the federal government of neglecting responsibilities to enforce immigration law, an argument heard from GOP leaders across the country.
Opponents argue the bill is unconstitutional, will not do anything to make the state safer, and will only fuel negative and false rhetoric directed toward migrants.
If it catches illegal aliens then it makes the citizens safer. They should all be sent to the homes of those whining about “fueling negative and false rhetoric directed towards migrants.”
Across the nation, reliably red legislatures have advanced tougher immigration enforcement measures. The Oklahoma House passed a bill that would prohibit state revenue from being used to provide benefits to those living in the state illegally. A bill in Tennessee, which is awaiting the governor’s signature, would require law enforcement agencies in the state to communicate with federal immigration authorities if they discover people who are in the country illegally. Measures that mirror parts of the Texas law are awaiting the governor’s signature in Iowa, while another is pending in Idaho’s statehouse.
Good. And, we’ve seen that those who support sanctuary policies and illegal aliens in Democratic Party run areas are pretty unhappy when they actually have to have illegals in their own communities.
Like the Texas law, which has been put on hold by a federal appeals court panel that is considering whether to continue blocking enforcement pending further appeals, Louisiana’s bill would expand the authority of state and local law enforcement. In addition, Hodges said it would “start the deportation process.” Currently, enforcement of immigration law regarding illegal entry and deportations has long been the exclusive domain of federal law enforcement.
The question here is “does the Constitution say that only the federal government can detain and deport?” It does task Los Federales with securing the nation from invasion. “To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization” isn’t it. They can determine who is illegal and legal, but, nothing about stopping people from entering states illegally. And, if the federal government is failing to do the job, well, someone has to step in.
I see zero reasons a state could not arrest people who BREAK THE LAW. Illegals sneaking over the border, evading capture, and disappearing into the country are just such people. They are lawbreakers. IF I were to sneak into Mexico and get caught I can promise you that I would be in a Mexican Jail in the time it takes to get me from where they caught me to the nearest jail.
D&G wrote:
Legally, the question then becomes: who prosecutes such malefactors? The state can arrest them, but if the charges are federal charges, it becomes up to the United States Attorneys, the federal Department of Justice, and the Immigration courts to try and convict such criminal suspects.
Not just a legal question, but a practical one. The right answer is something along the lines of a non-judicial expulsion from the territory. Texan law enforcement should be able to expel captured foreign criminals by pushing them over the border at a land point of entry. No trial needed. No prosecutorial discretion needed. No Mexican government cooperation needed.
But without some sort of harsh penalty, the criminal foreigners will simply return. It seems to me that local authorities already have federal asset forfeiture laws they could be using. A foreign criminal in the USA is presumably working here illegally. Everything they have is “ill gotten gains from breaking the laws”. If they knew that everything they worked for could be seized, over and over again, they would lose the incentive to come here… other than for the free stuff.
Yep. Just like making those “sanctuary cities” live up to their commitments.