Daily Commentary – Thursday, July 1st, 2010 – More Immigration Craziness, Philadelphia “Illegal Immigration” Freedom

• Philadelphia is planning to stop immigration agents (ICE) from reviewing arrest records. What part about the fact that these people are in the country illegally does the Mayor not get? Bringing Philadelphia Freedom to a whole new “illegal” level.

Federal Immigration Customs Enforcement Agents, or ICE Agents, are allowed to look, for the past year, at preliminary arrest records, or PARS reports. Before any trial – even if the case gets thrown out – ICE agents can see the names of whoever was arrested in Philadelphia.

Many in the immigrant community want this deal to end. They say people arrested for minor crimes have deportation proceedings started against them. Immigrant advocates say that it breeds fear and mistrust in the police