As the new Arizona law on immigration roils the nation, and Minnesota politics, the Minnesota Republican party will consider a change to its platform plank on immigration.
The proposed change, to be discussed among other changes during the party's three day convention starting Thursday, would instruct police to check immigration status of non-citizens.
We support crime legislation that applies to all offenders of a specific crime and oppose any legislation that would designate 'hate crimes' against specific 'protected class' groups. Police should be instructed to not ignore to check the immigration status of non-citizens. when said status is not in good standing, meaning they do not meet the relevant requirements as required by law and uphold existing laws. Therefore, We oppose the establishment of support prohibiting the designation or funding of sanctuary cities for illegal aliens.
