Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) is asking the Justice Department to investigate a website that is functioning as a modern day posse to spy on and report suspected illegal aliens.
still, it hasn't stopped one new website from encouraging average citizens to spy on their neighbors and report anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally. it's got some lawmakers very upset. one of those is congressman joe crowley , democrat from new york.
>> we'll be asking the justice department to advise to us whether or not this violates any federal laws . what it is really using is modern technology for a modern possie to go after suspected illegal aliens . and this website is known as illegal aliens report.com. and what it does is it has anonymous people writing in anonymously with pictures and addresses and actually, of personal information like social security numbers , addresses, et cetera . supposedly reporting suspected illegal aliens . and i think it crosses the line.
With regard to a recent subcommittee hearing on reallocating resources for a new border patrol strategy
but really what it is really calling for is for an overhaul of our legal immigration system. the one we have now is broken. it needs to be fixed and we in washington need to work on this. i think this website is an offshoot of the disgruntledness of our inability to get something done in washington. it doesn't mean we should not try to fix the problem and i think this website itself could actually exacerbate the problem.