Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 16 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Police chiefs of major cities oppose police getting INS duties, say relationships with immigrant communities may be jeopardized VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The countrys police chiefs are divided about United States Justice Departments legal draft arguing that local police be given the powers of the INS. According to the Justice Department, states and municipalities must enforce immigration laws. In Florida and South Carolina, with the exception of small pilot programs, state and local police are often present at Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) raids and assist in security and transportation, but do not make arrests. There is a mixed response to the polices new role. Supporters say that the INS will get more manpower and help the war against terrorism. Critics say that racial profiling will increase and the already strained relationships between immigrant communities and the police will severely deteriorate. A high-ranking police official from the Chicago Police Department called the issue political. He said that the CPD has unambiguous direction from the mayors office: the police will have nothing to do with immigration. If we stop someone to question them, we do not ask them their nationality or legal status, the official said. The Boston Police Department has a different opinion. Lieutenant Margolis, of the BPD, says the police may be essential players in arrests of Al Qaeda members. The chief of the Washington, D.C., Police Department, Charles H. Ramsay, said that immigration responsibilities will play havoc with the already charged relationship between police and the immigrant communities. Only if the incidence of severe crimes increases in the immigrant community should the police take this step. The Justice Department, without giving details, says that they are examining whether local and state police departments should be given INS powers. Angela Kelly, deputy director of the National Immigration Forum, noted that local and state police are not trained in immigration law. Under these circumstances the kinds of power that the Justice Department is seeking for the police will have disastrous consequences. Tim Edgar, legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, agrees. There is a real danger of tremendous fear and distrust between the police and immigrant communities, he said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 98 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Police chiefs of major cities oppose police getting INS duties, say relationships with immigrant com 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-04-17