For most of the past year, Montgomery County, Maryland has prohibited local police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Now, lawmakers in the Maryland Senate are trying to impose that "sanctuary" policy statewide.
Their proposed bill, SB 901, has generated considerable opposition, mostly from people worried that sanctuary policies release dangerous criminals back into the community.
That's a legitimate fear, of course. Just look at the recent crimes committed by illegal immigrants in Montgomery County. In the two months following the start of last summer's sanctuary policy, nine illegal aliens were arrested for sexual assault. Just last month, prosecutors charged an illegal immigrant — who had previously been arrested but let go — with raping an 11-year-old girl.
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