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Another bill tries to force NC sheriffs to assist ICE
GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press
March 9, 2021
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina Republicans are again pressing legislation to force county sheriffs to recognize requests of federal immigration agents who believe a defendant is in the country illegally. But the odds for enactment likely remain the same as in 2019, when Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper successfully blocked a similar measure.
A majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday for the GOP bill, which largely follows a measure from two years ago waylaid when Cooper vetoed it. The bills are a response to African American Democratic sheriffs in several urban counties who made clear they wouldn t work closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, unlike predecessors.
Viewpoint: Maine asset
By Ellen L. Dohmen
How truly lucky we Mainers are! Our legislators were smart enough, careful enough and forward thinking enough to elect Shenna Bellows as the first woman ever to be our secretary of state.
Shenna Bellows has a history of standing up for every citizen, of championing the rights of minorities and fighting for fairness in government. As a state senator for the past four years, she has made a point to solicit input from individuals all over the state of Maine, listening and working to make sure all voices are heard.
The recent November election has certainly shown us the importance of the role of secretary of state in supporting and protecting the rights of every voter. Shenna has supported automatic voter registration, election audits, ranked choice voting and a national popular vote. She states that “free and fair elections are fundamental to everything else we care about.” And at a time when confidence in the integrity