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Do you believe local law enforcement should prioritize immigration enforcement over other community issues, and why?

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 @9LSWXFF from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Issues in the community that have an immediate effect on people's safety and well-being should be the primary focus of local law enforcement. To keep inhabitants secure, prevent crime, and uphold law and order, they are essential. It may be counterproductive to give immigration enforcement priority over more important issues to focus resources and attention on less urgent issues. Regardless of ethnicity or immigration status, law enforcement must do its tasks with efficiency if they are to properly serve and protect all people in the community.

 @9LSWQWZIndependent  from California  answered…2yrs2Y

I think there’s a balance. The federal government failing to secure the border is having big effects on states, so it reasonable for them to take action themselves. But just like any other issue, it’s level of priority and funding should be decided by the people in the state.

 @9LSWNPW from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, because it’s put American citizens in danger on a daily basis.

 @9LSVN66 from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

prioritizing immigration enforcement over other community issues could lead to several negative consequences .

 @9LSVF36Justice party member from Oklahoma  answered…2yrs2Y

no, because here is a crucial reason for people to be traveling from far to the U.S.

 @9LSV4YT from Illinois  answered…2yrs2Y

The state, tribal and local police are not required to enforce federal immigration laws. The federal government and its agencies are the authorities responsible for enforcement of immigration law.

 @9LSPSDF from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

No. They should focus on gun violence, specifically in schools.

 @9LSQXC7Republican from Idaho  answered…2yrs2Y

I think immigration shouldn’t be allowed without lots of research on the people they bring in lots of illegal weapons and drugs that harms the American people they don’t know our culture and the things we do and half don’t know our language.

 @9LSPL4Y from Idaho  answered…2yrs2Y

There could be some immigrants that are dangerous and need to be checked

 @9LSRMG9 from Wyoming  answered…2yrs2Y

I do not think that immigration enforcement should necessarily be prioritized over community issues, but it is a big deal in some places and may cause controversy. Community issues are something that need to be addressed, since they are the ones living there, but immigration continues to be an issue, and we must continue to work out solutions to it without taking away any necessary attention from community.

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