Jamiel's Law petition must be translated into Spanish
Long story short. A young man with a very promising future was gunned down mere feet from his house ALLEGEDLY by an illegal who should have been identified and deported. His parents and others are trying to get a law put on the ballot so police can make immigration inquiries of illegal aliens/gang members they encounter. This is contrary in some regards to L.A.'s Special Order 40. Chief Bratton, Mayor Villaraigosa and others don't like it. Tough. I hope it does make it on the ballot and is passed. But somebody determined that the petition had to also be distributed in Spanish. (GROAN)
Get this: before we can start circulating the Jamiel's Law petition initiative for signatures, we must translate it into Spanish. I got the official notification yesterday.
Can you imagine that kind of thing happening anywhere else in the world? Do you think the Russians require election materials be printed in Chinese? Or the French mandate German-language ballots? Criminy.
But translate it we will. I guesstimate the petitions should be ready to roll by mid-June. Of course I'll let you know as soon as they are ready.
And here's some good news: you will be able to download the petition forms from the website. However, only people who reside in the City of L.A. can collect signatures, and only registered voters who reside in the City of L.A. can sign the petition.
"LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT; FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE
"The proposed ordinance provides that neither the Mayor, Chief of Police nor any other City employee shall prohibit or inhibit Los Angeles Police Department officers from investigating possible violations of immigration laws by gang members. The proposed ordinance also requires the City to develop and implement a plan for the Los Angeles Police Department, in cooperation with other government officials, to identify, arrest, deport and/or prosecute and imprison gang members who are in the country illegally. The proposed ordinance also requires the Mayor to provide the City Council and public with quarterly reports on the City's efforts to implement this proposed ordinance."
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I am sorry for your loss. I reside in Texas and there have been cases similar to yours. A young mother in Houston went to pay a bill when she was approached by an illegal immigrant who was trying to still her SUV. She did not want to give her keys until she could get her child out of the car. He stabbed her to death and took off running.
I PRAY that Jamiel's Law will pass.
God Bless
Comment by Kayla — 2008/10/04 @ 12:44 PM — (Reply)