Editorial: Immigration policies would hurt all Nevadans
Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the March 6, 2017, Las Vegas Sun.
In this emotionally agonizing time for unauthorized immigrants living in Nevada, there’s at least one bright spot: Some of the state’s top leaders are showing them they’re not alone.
That group of leaders includes state Sen. Yvanna Cancela, D-Las Vegas, who recently introduced a proposal to protect immigrants living in the state. Cancela’s bill would prevent state and local police in Nevada from transferring custody of a person to federal immigration authorities, and from detaining people for those authorities.
It also would bar police departments from providing information to immigration authorities unless it involved a person’s criminal history.