Activist group to Latinos: Don’t talk with cops

Article CAIRCO note: 
Statement by Hermandad Mexicana group, from the article: "To the degree that our families’ public safety is endangered, so will yours and that of the general public.”
Article author: 
Roxana Kopetman
Article publisher: 
Orange County Register
Article date: 
April 25, 2018
Article category: 
National News
Tags: 
crime
enforcement
illegal immigration
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As more cities and counties add their voices to an anti-sanctuary movement, one civil rights group wants to fight back by taking an unusual tack – asking Latinos not to cooperate with law enforcement.

A decades-old activist organization, Hermandad Mexicana on Tuesday announced a statewide campaign of “non-violent, non-cooperation” with all police authorities.

The group – which is not supported by other immigrant organizations on this  tactic – says police should not expect cooperation in the form of information, witnesses, court appearances or even the reporting of crimes within Latino communities...

Nativo Lopez, a long-time immigrant-rights advocate and an occasionally controversial figure, said to communities adopting an anti-sanctuary stance: “The public safety of Orange County cannot be preserved without our cooperation. To the degree that our [illegal alien] families’ public safety is endangered, so will yours and that of the general [American] public.” [Emphasis CAIRCO's]  ...

Other immigrant-rights groups said Tuesday they are not backing Lopez’ effort ...

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[Snip] Nativo Lopez was jailed in Los Angeles ... indicted by the grand jury there for eight felony counts alleging voter fraud, Orange County Register, July 2, 2010
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