From The Albuquerque Journal, Oct. 3, 2007
By Allen Weh
Chairman, Republican Party of New Mexico
The New Mexico Republican Party has chosen to challenge Mayor Martin Chávez’s recent change to policy that prevents police officers from determining the legal status of criminal suspects in all but the most serious of criminal acts.
Astonishingly, the mayor’s policy change occurred on the heels of the recent murders in Newark, N.J., that were carried out by two illegal immigrants who had had prior brushes with the law. In view of this nonsensical policy, Republicans have stood up on behalf of the public safety of this community. Continue reading

