The Hailey City Council will consider a new resolution from Mayor Martha Burke on Monday, Feb. 8, which would prevent city staff from using “city funds, resources, personnel, time, or labor” to enforce civil and federal immigration laws.
According to a statement from the city, the resolution’s purpose is to foster a climate of trust and decrease unnecessary spending.
“Requiring local law enforcement agencies to assist in the enforcement of civil immigration laws unnecessarily results in local governments expending limited resources to perform federal functions and diminishes the effectiveness of local law enforcement, whose mission is to ensure public safety,” the city stated.
The resolution mandates that city personnel, specifically police officers, do not inquire into the immigration status of a person or request a passport, registration card or other documentation related to someone’s immigration status, “unless necessary to investigate criminal activity.”
That goes for crime victims, witnesses and anyone “who calls or approaches the police seeking assistance.”
To attend the 5:30 p.m. meeting on Monday, visit https://www.gotomeet.me/CityofHaileyCityCouncil or call 872-240-3311 and enter access code 543-667-133.
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Need to recall her or vote her out.
"Undocumented aliens " is a misnomer; "illegal aliens" is the proper term I keep hearing we are a Nation of Laws. As such our local law enforcement must be required to enforce our laws-in this case, immigration law-as they do other laws-local,. state, or federal. The Mayor calls these "Administrative Federal Laws". Not so Mayor Burke -where did you dream up the "administrative"?
Illegal entry into ANY country is a criminal act.
So Martha, if your proposal is to not require or inquire the identity of an individual breaking the law and may I point out Illegally and unlawfully residing in the United States. Then our local law enforcement should not inquire or require any identification of anyone suspected committing a crime. What is your intent? Who are you to have the audacity to knowingly and willingly ignore the law? And furthermore except law enforcement to turn a blind eye to the law? You, Martha Burke are a disgrace to our community, our constitution and to the men and women who have pledged to uphold the law.
Agreed! She is a complete disgrace to our community & she needs to go.
Vote her out. It is time for a sensible law abiding mayor in Hailey. Does Hailey provide for a recall?
Don't let Hailey become another Seattle. The law is the law. Fight to keep Idaho Idaho
and don't let outside influences change the state we love.
Bravo.
It's called probable cause, folks. Good for you, Martha.
So how do you catch illegal (criminals) if you don't ask questions and ask for ID, passports, or with out interacting with other agencies. There is no spending of extra funding since the police are patrolling, investigating for the ten hours they set in the car. That's like saying it cost to much to plow the streets after a snow storm, so what do they do for their ten hour shift? That's what they are paid to do, its a new invention, its called work !
Demand to know one’s status, or we’ll fall to the idiocracy of California. Expose Burke and her socialist mentality.
very good responses. turning the other cheek tends to cause more problems
Illegal immigrant status is illegal.
Does this “do not inquire” mandate as to citizenship or immigration status include while registering to vote?
California mentality is seeping in via Burke.
That's what "sanctuary cities" are all about!
Correct. And we are not a sanctuary city.
You can have Ketchum and sun valley be your sanctuary city’s. Keep the bs out of Hailey and Bellevue.
Well isn’t that neat. Maybe we should just give up our homes to the illegals too. Burke, you’re a joke. You wouldn’t be considering a bill like this if your wages were driven down to poverty levels by undocumented workers.
Truth.
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