It seems as though U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan has been pretty consistent in her stance that tougher enforcement of existing laws is the main tool in fighting illegal immigration. I assume that would include a zero-tolerance deportation policy.
Hagan repeated that stance last night, but with a slightly different twist:
Hagan said the federal government needed to ramp up its enforcement, both at the borders and ports of entry and in communities. She said the program allowing local sheriffs to enforce immigration laws — a program favored by Dole — should be replaced by more federal enforcement. And she said the needs of businesses in North Carolina that use seasonal workers need to be taken into account in whatever program is pursued.
But isn’t the federal program —- for which Dole has pressed hard and has sheriffs all over North Carolina lining up — the most effective way of “ramping up enforcement?” I can’t imagine what the more federal government can do about illegal immigration without the help of local law enforcement.
