COMMENTARY: We want more action, not more B.S.

Four political hack lawyers appointed by a pro-illegal alien mayor took three months to devise a stronger illegal alien sanctuary policy that reduces police ability to prevent crime.

That they have the audacity to call it an improvement insults both citizens and police officers.

Just what we’d expect from pro-illegal alien attorneys like Paul Charlton, Jose Rivera, Grant Woods, Rick Romley and a mayor who doesn’t want to hear from line police officers.

The mayor’s panel knows how successful “routine traffic stops” have been in apprehending lawbreakers (see the Feb. 18 AFN story “18 nabbed in I-10 traffic stop”) so, of course, they continue giving traffic violators a free pass.

The mayor and his panel want illegals to continue driving with no license, no insurance or vehicle registration.

The panel only allows officers to ask and send an inquiry form to ICE rather than actually call ICE for immediate verification. Rather than come clean and admit they want to continue pandering to illegal aliens, the mayor and his panel whine endlessly about the nonexistent “racial profiling” bogeyman.

The mayor’s panel also kept quiet about another way the mayor and Police Chief Jack Harris pander to illegal aliens - Self-ID.

Defying Arizona law that failure to provide a driver’s license or valid ID is an arrestible Class 2 misdemeanor, Harris allows Self-ID to those without valid ID. Self-ID lets the suspect give a false name for the suspected civil or criminal offense, be issued a citation and released based on their promise to appear in court.

The Phoenix PD Law Office claims “court decisions require the Self-ID policy,” but inquiries last October and November to both Gordon and Councilman Greg Stanton asked questions that remain unanswered:

(1) What are the specific court decisions requiring Self-ID?

(2) Why don’t those court decisions apply to Sheriff Joe, who needs no Self-ID policy?

Law-abiding Americans learned of Self-ID during the Pruitt’s protests when an illegal alien blatantly assaulted them in full view of the police.

Upon apprehension, the individual responsible provided no valid ID, but gave her name as Blanca Blanca Hernandez. When providing the victims with the report/incident number, arresting officers agreed with the citizen victims that the name was likely phony but Harris’ Self-ID policy required they accept it.

Predictably, Blanca Blanca Hernandez no-showed on her court date. Another success for Harris and his Self-ID policy for illegal aliens.

Phoenix PD officers contemptuously call the “New & Improved” policy Ops Order 0.7 half as strong as previous Ops Order 1.4.

Instead of the requested discretion to call ICE, they’re now allowed to fill out another form containing a false name while the illegal alien walks free and the form gathers dust.

PLEA president Mark Spencer knows police officer input is ignored, but hopes citizens’ outrage will be heeded.

Tell the mayor and Stanton that you’re fed up with their protecting illegal aliens, endangering citizens and hindering police from doing their jobs.

Express your outrage at the continued Self-ID policy and illegal alien sanctuary at: Mayor Phil Gordon, mayor.gordon@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7111.

Councilman Stanton can be reached at greg.stanton@phoenix.gov or (602) 262-7491.

A computer analyst for 27 years, Sandra Miller moved to Ahwatukee Foothills 14 years ago and served as a director of the Mountain Park Ranch Homeowners Association. In 2004 she collected signatures for Proposition 200, which required proof of citizenship to register, vote or collect public benefits.