Immigration is perhaps one of the most contentious issues in the United States today. The focus of the great debate is usually on the southern border-states, and more specifically, around the Houston area.<\/p>\n
The question in and around Houston is just how far are police officers supposed to go to help with immigration control? While this issue might not seem to be that important, it takes on critical importance when you consider that Houston cops also need to police the city. So, the question is then one of compromising their existing jobs and the citizenry of Houston to assist with immigration control.<\/p>\n
Certainly this is a political issue first and foremost, but it also has the earmark of a manpower and budget issue \u2013 both areas that are difficult, if not impossible, to resolve and have everyone happy with the outcome. From the point of view of the Department of Homeland Security, their (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Immigration is perhaps one of the most contentious issues in the United States today. The focus of the great debate is usually on the southern border-states, and more specifically, around the Houston area. The question in and around Houston is…<\/span><\/p>\n