All sides of the immigration debate must reject the folklore about Special Order 40 and get real about removing violent criminals who can and should be deported.
Jamiel Shaw Sr. weeps while standing with his wife Anita Shaw before the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday. Their son's alleged killer, in the U.S. illegally, had been let out of jail onto streets.
The attack on the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Order 40 -- which limits when officers can ask about the citizenship status of suspects -- has come largely but not exclusively from anti-illegal-immigration forces.
But now the order has a new and potentially potent foe: the family of Jamiel Shaw Jr., the Los Angeles High football star who was killed last month. Police have charged a gang member who was in the country illegally with Shaw's slaying.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
District 1 - Ed Reyes
District 2 - Wendy Greuel
District 3 - Dennis P. Zine
District 4 - Tom LaBonge
District 5 - Jack Weiss
District 6 - Tony Cardenas
District 7 - Richard Alarcón
District 8 - Bernard Parks
District 9 - Jan Perry
District 10 - Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
District 11 - Bill Rosendahl
District 12 - Greig Smith
District 13 - Eric Garcetti
District 14 - José Huizar
District 15 - Janice Hahn
Dear Council Members:
All sides of the immigration debate must reject Special Order 40 and get very sertious about removing violent criminals, who can, and should be, deported, and do it NOW!!
Special Order 40
Explaining Special Order 40
All sides of the immigration debate must reject the folklore about Special Order 40 and get real about removing violent criminals who can and should be deported.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-gangs9apr09,0,7691871.story
Ask and deport, family urges
Jamiel Shaw Sr. weeps while standing with his wife Anita Shaw before the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday. Their son's alleged killer, in the U.S. illegally, had been let out of jail onto streets.
The attack on the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Order 40 -- which limits when officers can ask about the citizenship status of suspects -- has come largely but not exclusively from anti-illegal-immigration forces.
But now the order has a new and potentially potent foe: the family of Jamiel Shaw Jr., the Los Angeles High football star who was killed last month. Police have charged a gang member who was in the country illegally with Shaw's slaying.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-specialorder9a...
From: buzzm1
To: mayor@lacity.org, councilmember.reyes@lacity.org; councilmember.greuel@lacity.org; councilmember.zine@lacity.org; councilmember.labonge@lacity.org; councilmember.weiss@lacity.org; councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org; councilmember.Alarcon@lacity.org; councilmember.Parks@lacity.org; councilmember.Perry@lacity.org; councilmember.Wesson@lacity.org; councilmember.Rosendahl@lacity.org; councilmember.Smith@lacity.org; councilmember.Garcetti@lacity.org; councilmember.Huizar@lacity.org; councilmember.Hahn@lacity.org
Subject: Special Order 40
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 6:16 pm
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
District 1 - Ed Reyes
District 2 - Wendy Greuel
District 3 - Dennis P. Zine
District 4 - Tom LaBonge
District 5 - Jack Weiss
District 6 - Tony Cardenas
District 7 - Richard Alarcón
District 8 - Bernard Parks
District 9 - Jan Perry
District 10 - Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
District 11 - Bill Rosendahl
District 12 - Greig Smith
District 13 - Eric Garcetti
District 14 - José Huizar
District 15 - Janice Hahn
Dear Council Members:
All sides of the immigration debate must reject Special Order 40 and get very sertious about removing violent criminals, who can, and should be, deported, and do it NOW!!
Sincerely,
name deleted
A very concerned citizen