'Shock and awe' operations are bad politics — but they made deporting violent offenders a consensus issue and set the stage for serious labor enforcement.
As someone who often disagrees with you, this article is pretty good.
One point of contention is I presume you were referring to Senate Bill 153 with Stein's veto. The stated reason for the veto was that it would take officers away from other duties, since it would require new training in immigration enforcement. NCGOP argued for NC officers to act essentially as substitutes for ICE agents. And sure, that's fine I guess, but you make it seem as though Stein doesn't want sheriffs arresting violent criminals regardless of immigration status.
Other than that quibble, you hit a bunch of other good points.
As someone who often disagrees with you, this article is pretty good.
One point of contention is I presume you were referring to Senate Bill 153 with Stein's veto. The stated reason for the veto was that it would take officers away from other duties, since it would require new training in immigration enforcement. NCGOP argued for NC officers to act essentially as substitutes for ICE agents. And sure, that's fine I guess, but you make it seem as though Stein doesn't want sheriffs arresting violent criminals regardless of immigration status.
Other than that quibble, you hit a bunch of other good points.
Thanks, Jordan. Yes, that is what his "stated reason" was, as you say, but it doesn't seem to me to be the real reason. Here's a column I wrote about it back in July: https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article311151810.html?giftCode=ce5361e2fa67cf95d050c26278e709e86e144bdfff91b8f0bb1be25f52af84f4