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In his Letter to the Editor published in the WestfordCAT News Online, 06/13/2017 edition, Mr. Galvin asserts that State Senate Bill #1305 would prohibit police officers from engaging in immigration enforcement, from sharing immigration information with Federal officials and require that our officers block Federal officials from conducting interviews with immigrant detainees.
His assertions misrepresent SB #1305. Instead, it releases other law enforcement officials from being forced to cooperate with Federal immigration enforcement officials. This may seem like a subtle difference, but in practice, it is not. Other assertions in his letter deviate even further from the whole truth.
The bill would help keep separate the roles of federal immigration officials from other law enforcement personnel, while not inhibiting ALL law enforcement from cooperating in cases where a serious crime has been committed. The bill seeks to ensure basic rights that apply to all who reside in Massachusetts, including immigrants.
Mr. Gavin’s contention that the most dangerous aspect of this bill is that it would create “a safe haven for the nefarious” is nothing less than his omnibus vision of Trump’s “Muslim Ban.”
Read the text of the bill at: https://malegislature.gov/
