The Consequences of Sanctuary Policies ...
Volume 23, Number 2 (Winter 2013)
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In 2010, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued a legal opinion that police officers across the state of Virginia could inquire into the immigration status of anyone they encounter during the course of an investigation.
Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle took issue with that opinion, telling theVirginian-Pilot: “Why would a police officer be asking that? And what does he do if they refuse to answer?”
“It’s really a ridiculous issue,” Stolle added.
Of course, for Virginia Beach law enforcement, immigration enforcement is quite a touchy issue.
The city’s de facto “sanctuary policy” came to light in 2007, when two teenaged girls were killed by a drunk-driving illegal alien with a long arrest record.
On March 30, 2007, a Mexican national named Alfredo Ramos slammed into the rear of a vehicle in which Allison Kuhnhardt and Tessa Tranchant were stopped while waiting at a traffic light. ...
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