We have to give the Chronicle editorial idealists credit.
It would be hard for most major newspapers to adopt a local politician’s childishly simplistic talking points as the conclusion of its own house editorial, but it’s not for the Chronicle editorial board (which Sedosi Alhambra long ago pegged as Mrs. White for its cheerleading):
Illegal immigration is a federal responsibility and demands a federal solution. Involving local police would decrease security by discouraging illegal immigrants from reporting crimes and assisting investigations.
Point one: For border states, illegal immigration is every bit as much a local/state problem as it is a national problem.
Point two: Mayor White and his police chief love to repeat the talking point that if HPD enforced immigration law (instead of adopting a policy of refusing to enforce some laws), that would somehow scare illegal aliens into not reporting crimes. The evidence for the assertion has not been forthcoming, but rather repetition of the assertion seems to be offered as evidence. It’s not evidence.
