Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he opposes civilian volunteers patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration, putting him at odds with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.[1] "take the law into their own hands"? Technically, none of the MMP volunteers did so. They called the Border Patrol when they spotted crossers. That phrase also has, of course, negative connotations.
AV: "We need our Department of Homeland Security, which patrols the border ... to address the issue of security... It doesn't make any sense for people to take the law into their own hands." [1]
...It's a three-hour drive from City Hall to the border, but illegal immigration was only a passing issue in the mayoral campaign. [2]
...Mayor James Hahn and Villaraigosa, a city councilman, each called on the federal government to enforce immigration laws. And both said they did not believe police officers should contact immigration officials when illegal immigrants are discovered during traffic stops or arrests.
Posted to Los_Angeles at May 19, 2005 10:46 PM
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