{"id":1074020,"date":"2021-12-01T18:59:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T23:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1074020"},"modified":"2021-12-01T18:59:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T23:59:36","slug":"maine-elected-official-white-cops-arent-qualified-to-judge-certain-immigration-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-elected-official-white-cops-arent-qualified-to-judge-certain-immigration-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Elected Official: White Cops Aren\u2019t Qualified To Judge Certain Immigration Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-elected-official-white-cops-arent-qualified-to-judge-certain-immigration-problems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1074020&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Across the country, leftists have insisted that it is inappropriate for local authorities to inquire about the legal status of individuals whom they suspect are breaking the law. By and large, Democrat officials have asserted it sows distrust amongst immigrant communities with authorities and harms illegal aliens who would be hesitant to report crimes. Regardless of the merits of their argument \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 the issue of the police officers\u2019 race typically never comes into the equation.<\/p>\n<p>However, on Tuesday night in Lewiston, Maine, Democratic City Councilwoman Safiya Khalid stated that white police officers could not accurately assess whether that specific question posed a problem for immigrant communities because white officers are not people of color.<\/p>\n<p>Lewiston is Maine\u2019s second-largest city and features a budding immigrant community. Recently, Khalid brought forth a proposed ordinance that \u201cwould have prohibited Lewiston police officers from \u2018inquiring into the immigration status of any person and from engaging in activities for the purpose of ascertaining the immigration status of any person,\u2019\u201d according to Maine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2021\/11\/30\/after-heated-debate-lewiston-council-shuts-down-proposal-regarding-immigration-status\/\">Sun Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lewiston\u2019s Police Chief David St. Pierre stated that the city\u2019s police officers rarely ask that question to begin with, except in the course of a suspected felony. He said the bill was a solution to a problem that simply does not exist.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media, \u201cKhalid pushed back, pointing out that the council and Police Department are largely white, and therefore not qualified to state that it\u2019s not a problem in Lewiston.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you know there isn\u2019t a problem if you are not marginalized, if you are not a (person of color)?\u201d Khalid said.<\/p>\n<p>Councilmember Lee Clement echoed St. Pierre\u2019s sentiments, stating, \u201cAll I see is a solution looking for a problem, a problem I\u2019ve not seen in law enforcement \u2026 [asking about immigration status is] something that\u2019s not done by local law enforcement. They have enough on their plates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khalid at that point claimed that \u201cit\u2019s \u2018undeniable\u2019 that people in Lewiston have previously suffered racist treatment from local law enforcement,\u201d according to Sun Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Lewiston\u2019s Mayor Michael Cayer chimed in response to that statement that he \u201cin no way believe[s] we have racist officers in our department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is ever an issue I have confidence in our command staff to deal with it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Later on, St. Pierre remarked that the proposal\u2019s \u201clanguage, in my opinion, portrays our local police department as one that perhaps demonstrates racist attitude, beliefs or policies which is certainly not accurate and would be destructive to officer morale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khalid said St. Pierre did not like the proposal simply because it make officers \u201cfeel bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that makes the officers feel bad they should find a new line of work,\u201d she responded.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2021\/11\/30\/after-heated-debate-lewiston-council-shuts-down-proposal-regarding-immigration-status\/\">decided to turn<\/a>&nbsp;her proposal down following the contentious debate.<\/p>\n<p>Khalid is a Somalian refugee who was elected to her office in 2019 at age 23. Her comments come amidst a backdrop of national Democrats and other left-wing activists making similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=357747278487439\">denigrating comments<\/a> about white men on other issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the country, leftists have insisted that it is inappropriate for local authorities to inquire about the legal status of individuals whom they suspect are breaking the law. By and large, Democrat officials have asserted it sows distrust amongst immigrant communities with authorities and harms illegal aliens who would be hesitant to report crimes. Regardless of the merits of their argument \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 the issue of the police officers\u2019 race typically never comes into the equation.However, on Tuesday night in Lewiston, Maine, Democratic City Councilwoman Safiya Khalid stated that white police officers could not accurately assess whether that specific question posed a problem for immigrant communities because white officers are not people of color.Lewiston is Maine\u2019s second-largest city and features a budding immigrant community. Recently, Khalid brought forth a proposed ordinance that \u201cwould have prohibited Lewiston police officers from \u2018inquiring into the immigration status of any person and from engaging in activities for the purpose of ascertaining the immigration status of any person,\u2019\u201d according to Maine\u2019s Sun Journal.Lewiston\u2019s Police Chief David St. Pierre stated that the city\u2019s police officers rarely ask that question to begin with, except in the course of a suspected felony. He said the bill was a solution to a problem that simply does not exist.According to local media, \u201cKhalid pushed back, pointing out that the council and Police Department are largely white, and therefore not qualified to state that it\u2019s not a problem in Lewiston.\u201d\u201cHow do you know there isn\u2019t a problem if you are not marginalized, if you are not a (person of color)?\u201d Khalid said.Councilmember Lee Clement echoed St. Pierre\u2019s sentiments, stating, \u201cAll I see is a solution looking for a problem, a problem I\u2019ve not seen in law enforcement \u2026 [asking about immigration status is] something that\u2019s not done by local law enforcement. They have enough on their plates.\u201dKhalid at that point claimed that \u201cit\u2019s \u2018undeniable\u2019 that people in Lewiston have previously suffered racist treatment from local law enforcement,\u201d according to Sun Journal.Lewiston\u2019s Mayor Michael Cayer chimed in response to that statement that he \u201cin no way believe[s] we have racist officers in our department.\u201d\u201cIf there is ever an issue I have confidence in our command staff to deal with it,\u201d he added.Later on, St. Pierre remarked that the proposal\u2019s \u201clanguage, in my opinion, portrays our local police department as one that perhaps demonstrates racist attitude, beliefs or policies which is certainly not accurate and would be destructive to officer morale.\u201dKhalid said St. Pierre did not like the proposal simply because it make officers \u201cfeel bad.\u201d\u201cIf that makes the officers feel bad they should find a new line of work,\u201d she responded.Ultimately, the council decided to turn\u00a0her proposal down following the contentious debate.Khalid is a Somalian refugee who was elected to her office in 2019 at age 23. Her comments come amidst a backdrop of national Democrats and other left-wing activists making similar denigrating comments about white men on other issues.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1074020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1074020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1074020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1074020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1074020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1074020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1074020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}