Sheriff Lewis will join almost 50 other Sheriffs from across the country as a united group of elected law enforcement officers at a media event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning. Joined by some members of Congress, this group of Sheriffs will share their experiences and public safety challenges associated with illegal aliens, human smuggling, drug trafficking, and call on Congress to act on pending legislation to increase border security and reform the immigration system.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Sheriffs will participate in a round table discussion at the White House with administration officials and policymakers. Hosted by the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the round table will focus on immigration, Mexican Drug Trafficking, border security and efforts by some elected officials to prevent the critical collaboration of local, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. These partnerships maximize law enforcement’s potential to identify criminals in communities and remove them from neighborhoods.
“The purpose of this visit is to express the urgency of Congress passing legislation immediately on the security aspects of immigration reform,” Sheriff Lewis said. “It is our intention to tell Congress that their failure to deal with this issue for 20 years has made our communities less safe and has undermined our promise to the people who elected us to keep them safe.”
“During our visit to the White House, we will discuss the challenges we face as a result of the ongoing Congressional stalemate, strategies to more easily identify criminal illegal aliens, and explore ways to expand and protect our valuable and critically important relationships with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners,” Sheriff Lewis continued. “We will also take the opportunity to express and thank President Trump and his administration for re-establishing law enforcement’s footing to enforce our laws.
“America’s Sheriffs are elected by the people in their communities to keep them safe, and the continued inaction of Congress has put a major roadblock in law enforcement’s path to protecting our citizens and legal residents. It is our sworn duty to protect our citizens, and we, as Sheriffs, view this opportunity to push for meaningful immigration reform as a way to uphold our promise and our commitment to the people who elected us to protect them.”
11 comments:
they do not have enough cops to patrol the Folked Festival and waited to now to deal with it. They are going to other jurisdictions for help.
The fact that they waited to this point only goes to show how clueless they are because hiring cops is expensive since it is all overtime.
Way to go Mike!!
BAM!! In your face Dan O'Hare. Your socialist open borders idea isn't liked by all!!
Another tour .
Our ways are not their ways. We need borders! We need walls!
Exactly! Why is it the media never refers to them as "illegal immigrants"? Left wing liars.
Lime light Lewis looking for more media coverage... what a joke please some one run against this sad sack
How about Jane Ireton.
Again with this guy. When is he just going to leave?
I back Mike the only good person in office in this area. He is someone who does what he says, stands up for the right things and supports and protects us. He should have been Fake Jakes roll model rather than Daffy Duck.
If you only knew how the sheriff really is...
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