The Intense Debate Over Illegal Immigration Continues
February 22, 2017

A new survey from Harvard, conducted by the Harris Poll and printed in The Hill newspaper, is kind of shocking.

One caveat - this is an internet poll which we usually do not reference for hard news reporting.

So please maintain some skepticism.

The poll asked, "Do you believe cities that arrest illegal immigrants for crimes should be required to turn them over to immigration authorities?"

An astounding 80% say yes.

Twenty percent say no.

But on the question of a border wall, it's different.

"Do you support or oppose a wall?"  Fifty-three percent oppose, 47% support.

Next question - "Do you support the executive order that suspends the U.S. refugee program for 120 days?"

Fifty-three percent support, 47%, oppose.

Then finally, "The United States is supposed to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees this year. Should that number be higher, lower or the same?

Fifty-one percent, lower.

Thirty-four percent, the same.

Fifteen percent, higher.

If the polling is accurate. the Harvard survey is a stunning rebuke to the liberal Sanctuary City movement.

Talking Points does believe most Americans oppose sanctuary cities.  But 80 percent?

I simply don't know.

Now, the reason most Americans do not want local jurisdictions creating federal anarchy can be spotlighted in Denver County, Colorado.

Federal authorities say that 27-year-old Norlan Estrada-Reyes, who had a number of run-ins with the law, was released by the Denver County Sheriff's Office despite ICE asking that he be held.

Reyes is a Honduran citizen in this country illegally.

So what happened after his release?

Reyes allegedly struck 28-year-old Karina Pulec with his car, dragging her 50 feet and killing her.

Then he fled.

He is now charged with multiple felonies.

Also in Denver County, another horror.

Nineteen-year-old Ever Valles, an illegal alien from Mexico and a known gang member, was again released by the Denver County Sheriff's Office despite ICE asking that he be held.

So what happened?

On February 7th, Valles and another man shot 32-year-old Tim Cruz to death at a light rail station.

Both men have been charged with murder.

REPORTER VOICEOVER: “We wanted to ask Denver sheriff Patrick Firman why his department failed to notify ICE when Valles was booked for murder, when it had already notified the feds about the stolen car arrest.  But Furman declined an interview.  In a statement, the sheriff's office says, 'Denver has never, and will never, condone dangerous or violent individuals being on our streets, immigrants or not.  However, detaining anyone without a criminal warrant is a violation of the 4th Amendment.”

The Sheriff, Patrick Firman, is full of it.  There is no violation of law holding someone for the federal government.

It's done all the time.

The sheriff upholds the sanctuary city mantra, as does the mayor of the city of Denver, Michael Hancock.

In my opinion, both men have blood on their hands.

And that's the memo.

Posted by Bill O'Reilly at 9:07 PM
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