albertsperspective

In his August 31, 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, #immigration speech, Donald Trump made a statement that should strike fear into the heart of anyone who might be singled out. He said:

“We will issue detainers for illegal immigrants who are arrested for any crime whatsoever, and they will be placed into immediate removal proceedings if we even have to do that.”

The statement raises the specter of a police state, where police may feel empowered to create or manufacture reasons for arrest. In #Trump’s speech, to be arrested is to be convicted, and “any crime whatsoever” could include jaywalking or even suspicion of shoplifting. It’s easy to imagine other scenarios reminiscent of terrible police states in history.