This past May, the City Attorney's office revealed the policy to protect noncitizen immigrants from getting deportation. Basically, the policy requests the court to penalize noncitizen immigrants who make misdemeanor the maximum of 364 days in jail instead of 365 days. The main goal of this policy is to avoid the situation when a noncitizen immigrant gets deportation because of staying in jail for more than 365 days. In other words, this policy make an equality in treating between US citizens and noncitizen immigrants. Many of noncitizen immigrants don't know the severe consequences of getting the 365-day-in-jail penalty can bring to them more troubles than what they know. There are some criticals about this new policy. Critics say that this policy might shield noncitizen immigrants from the U.S immgration laws or this policy might indirectly help noncitizen immigrants to against the U.S immigration laws.
B. Personal response:
This article really makes me think about the U.S foundation which are freedom and equality. Positively, this policy shows how the U.S equally treats people no matter they are U.S citizens or noncitizen immigrants. But beside the positive side, this policy still somehow against the U.S immigration laws. So I think the U.S have to carefully think and decide whether to apply this policy or deny it. It could be good and bad at the same time.
C. Vocabulary:
Prosecuting attorney (n): a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.
E.g: The prosecuting attorneys should know both two sides of the policy before it is introduced.
Misdemeanor (n): a crime less serious than a felony.
E.g: She was convicted because of her misdemeanor.
Sentence (v): pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.
E.g: The court sentenced a criminal 2 year penalty.
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