Video News Blog: Why Local Police Don't Arrest Illegals

    /24-7PressRelease/ - MARINA DEL REY, CA - March 10, 2006 - Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates and LA Police Commission Presidents Edith Perez and Rick Caruso are featured in a free eight minute video blog covering the LAPD Special Order 40 which prohibits local law enforcement officers from enforcing U. S. immigration law. In this eight minute presentation is available on the URL: http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog10.php "on Demand" 24/7 as a public service. Viewers are asked to participate in an interactive survey and to participate in the debate by posting their comments.

This brief news video blog is hosted by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and features LAPD Chief Daryl Gates who explains why he enacted the Special Order 40 policy in 1979 which precluded LAPD officers from enforcing U. S. Immigration Laws. Also featured are two former Presidents of the Los Angeles Police Commission, Edith Perez and Rick Caruso describe the reasoning behind the "don't ask, don't tell, don't arrest" policy which started in Los Angeles and has spread to many major cities throughout the United States.

Other contributing factors behind the controversial policy cited were lack of resources to enforce U.S. immigration laws and fear that illegal immigrants may not report crimes or serve as witnesses if police officers are enforcing immigration laws.

Sheriff Mike Carona describes his plans to enact a new program in Orange County to cross-train, and cross-deputize his Deputies so they can enforce U. S. immigration laws. He says this program will allow the Department to have access to the Federal criminal data base with the expectation they will arrest and prosecute criminal illegal aliens who return to the U. S. after deportation.

Video clips for this blog were selected from a series of Full Disclosure programs hosted by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton on the issue of Immigration Policy over the last ten years. The programs were originally featured on 40 cable systems and video streamed from www.fulldisclosure.net worldwide on the Internet where cable channels are listed by community and air times.

Full Disclosure Network (tm) is an Emmy Award winning public affairs cable and Internet television program. Billed as "the news behind the news", this independently produced program is featured on 43 cable systems and the Internet.

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