like new yorkers i think i m the only new yorker on this panel. is there concern i mean, there is concern well, sorry. beyond you, beyond you, obviously, the bug dies, what are you talking about, alex? howard, there is a sense we get lulled into a sense of false security and moments like this are notable in regards to the outcome, it s a reminder, in fact i will tell you police here never get lulled into a false sense of security. i was over actually at police this morning for a meeting, was in a room with banks of tvs and monitors all over the city. this is a police department that is extremely well trained, responsive. these kind of incidents, we know new york is a top terror threat. not saying that s what this is but we know there are threats new york faces. we obviously have a crime situation that we face as well. new york city is a very, very safe city. but we work really hard to keep it that way and we have a lot of
address a crime situation in our state, if that wasn t the case. the argument, congressman becerra, that they re making the supporters of the new law in arizona, is just a dangerous situation. the violence along the border, illegal immigrants coming in and the federal government not doing enough. they had to take the ball into their own court. what s wrong with that argument, congressman? well, there s nothing wrong with an argument if you want to protect yourself or do something to help protect your citizens. it does become a problem when you do it in a way that is unconstitutional. it would be an unconstitutional invasion of people s privacy rights and also a violation of the fourth amendment. so there s nothing wrong with arizonana trying to protect themselves lawfully and nothing wrong with local law enforcement trying to protect its citizens. it s just when you try to go into federal law and you want to create racial profiling and implement this. can you do it without racial
is i ve got to believe, again, this is, in the has pisp community, this is chilling. yeah, the. here s another point the bill brings up. they say it is unlawful for an illegal to look for work to apply for a job. so, let s analyze this. so, there are maybe 12 or 14 million undocumented immigrants in the united states. nobody debates that, right? so in arizona one of the things they re saying when they brought up this law is, we re sick and tired of the costs of undocumented immigrants and the crimes that they, you know, produce in arizona. so, then your solution to that is, they re here anyway, well, you can t apply for a job. you can t be working if you live in arizona and you are undocumented in any way. so, how do you think that s going to cut back on the crime situation?
sheriff in arizona, paul, he is a local supporter of the new law. gentlemen, thanks to both of you for coming. in congressman besar, has the administration done enough to protect the borders with mexico? wolf, they have done more than any president has in the past, but certainly we can continue to do more because there is growing violence emanating from mex coast, so no one thinks we have done enough. this president has done more than those ahead of it. do you agree with that, sheriff? absolutely not. president bush deployed 6,000 soldiers to the border, and i was honored to serve as one of them. that s why senator mccain and jon kyl proposed 3,000 soldiers to the border. in fact, that s what we need. you want to have sheriffs and law enforcement leaders actually calling for troops to help us address the crime situation in our state, if that wasn t the case.