An excerpt of their statement reads as follows:
“Under the Green Light Law, no DMV data of any kind can be shared with an agency that primarily enforces immigration law. [This] means ICE, Customs & Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services do not have access to data unless the DMV is presented with a valid judge-signed court order, subpoena or judicial warrant.”
DHS officials have also warned that the Green Light law interferes with the ability to fight crime and enforce immigration laws.
Anti-Law Enforcement Undertones
From a basic, surface level, the Green Light law presents itself as legislation designed to aid illegal immigrants. However, the hidden undertones which assert law enforcement agencies as the enemy are very clear.
The reality here is that sneaking across the border is a crime. The Green Light law is not benevolent or compassionate; on the contrary, it rewards lawbreaking conduct while furthermore placing innocents in peril. Blocking law enforcement officers from doing their jobs while catering to individuals whose first act on U.S. soil is criminal is the definition of anti-American.
