From Sacramento California, through Iowa, Texas and down to New Orleans, the head honcho’s of America’s law enforcement community are calling for common sense Immigration Reform, and now. Retired Sacramento Police Chief Art Venegas founded a group this year, called The Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative. Among those now supporting Venegas’ effort are national Latino and black law enforcement organizations, and officers in Miami, Austin and New Orleans. In 2007, Immigration Reform was on the table. It failed in part “possibly because law enforcement could have added input and brought some sensible positions,” said Venegas, who retired from the Sacramento force in 2002.
