Anti-sanctuary legislators warn of dangerous 'criminal aliens'
A small group of Latino Wisconsinites, some in suits and ties, some in jeans, and some wearing T-shirts with the logo of the immigrant-rights group Voces de la Frontera, filed into the State Capitol Tuesday, for a hearing on a bill that would make it illegal for cities and towns to refuse to cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).
Before the hearing, Christine Neumann Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, held a press conference, surrounded by community leaders, to denounce the bill as a piece of copycat, national legislation designed to scapegoat immigrants and enrich the private prison industry.
The Republican sponsors of Senate Bill 151 were giving full voice to the dangers posed by undocumented immigrants, as the people who had come to the Capitol with the immigrant-rights group took their seats in the hearing room.
Bill author Sen. Stephen Nass (R-La Grange) told the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform that if they are not stopped, Madison and Milwaukee will be releasing criminal illegal aliens back into our communities.
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