Gov. Heineman (R-NE) criticized for letter on immigrant children

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Martha Stoddard

LINCOLN — A civil liberties group and a veteran Latino activist chastised Gov. Dave Heineman Wednesday over a letter seeking information about unaccompanied illegal immigrant children who have been transferred to the state.

Heineman sent the letter, co-signed by four members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation, to federal officials on Monday.

In a statement, the ACLU of Nebraska said release of the information requested could put the immigrant children in danger and raise privacy issues.

“Tracking young children who are fleeing violence is not only unnecessary, it also raises serious privacy concerns by inviting the state to begin tracking the whereabouts of people in our state,” said Amy Miller, the ACLU’s state legal director.

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Gov. Dave Heineman is seeking information on unaccompanied illegal immigrant children who are in the state.


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[davidpdx]

1. What Heineman really wanted to say....

We want to know where those brown dirty diseased little illegals are. Typical Republican.

[pampango]

2. While Vermont is asking to receive these immigrants.

Not hard to tell Democratic states from republican ones.

[Dustlawyer]

3. Not that we have much to be proud of these days, but Texas is taking a lot of these kids in too!