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N.C. Senate approves ICE-cooperation bill. Paul Lowe, a Forsyth Democrat voted 'no' calling the bill
N.C. Senate approves ICE-cooperation bill. Paul Lowe, a Forsyth Democrat voted 'no' calling the bill an attack on sheriffs.The N.C. Senate voted 25-18 Monday night to approve a bill that would force the state’s 100 sheriffs to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement on detainers to hold jail inmates who may be in the country illegally.
The vote followed a 70-minute debate in which 11 senators spoke about their support or opposition to the bill. Seven senators, including state Sen. Joyce Krawiec, R-Forsyth, were absent and didn’t cast a vote. The vote mostly followed partisan lines with Republicans supporting it and Democrats voting against it.
State. Sen. Paul Lowe, D-Forsyth, voted against the legislation, saying that it targets sheriffs who have decided not to cooperate with ICE.
“This bill is an attack on certain sheriffs,” Lowe said. “I don’t think it’s ready for prime time.”
Read more: https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/n-c-senate-approves-ice-cooperation-bill-paul-lowe-a/article_1e751c81-c18f-5393-957c-5d530efd7bf5.html
(Winston-Salem Journal)