A beat cop's musings on policing in America
By now, if you’re the sort of person who reads a blog about policing, you’ve likely seen the video taken by a passenger on a United Airlines flight, showing another passenger being dragged out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane, his glasses askew and his lip bloodied. This video has provoked outrage (both in the US and in China), calls for a boycott, and (of course) parody videos. Continue reading “Ask, tell, make: The United Airlines video and conflict management”
Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president by railing against the criminals coming in from Mexico, promised to build $14+ billion wall on the southern border, proposed banning immigration from Muslim countries, and has signed two executive orders (both of which have been stalled by the courts) to halt immigration from several Muslim majority countries. I will skate past all the political arguments and make the hopefully uncontroversial claim that he is not for open borders.
Since the election, there have been a slew of news stories about immigration raids and stories about a general climate of fear in immigrant communities. I remain a little skeptical of there being a trend. The stories so far are isolated and/or anecdotal; I’ve yet to see a (reputable) news source with a headline proclaiming that immigration raids are skyrocketing. Plus, we have yet to see our country run on a Trump administration budget–I am unaware of any sudden windfall of funding for ICE to pay overtime for increased work loads.* Here are some ways immigration enforcement, and our perception of it, may change under President Trump (and may already be changing): Continue reading “Trump’s Presidency: What’s coming in immigration enforcement”