Oct. 6, 2010: Correction to Camera article, "Boulder council takes on feds' immigration fingerprint program"

Oct. 6, 2010: Correction to Camera article, "Boulder council takes on feds' immigration fingerprint program"

An article in today's Camera erroneously reported that City Council "will take a stand on the controversial federal program that uses fingerprints to identify illegal immigrants" and has launched a study for the purpose of developing a position on the program. While council questioned the pros and cons of the "Secure Communities" program, members specifically stated several times that they were simply seeking information about the full impact of the pilot program and had not decided whether the city should have a position. In a nod of five, council directed staff, specifically the city manager and Police Chief Mark Beckner, to review the pilot program and report to council on Nov. 9 about what impact, if any, there would be on local law enforcement.  Council asked staff to bring more information back on Nov. 9 so the issue could be addressed as part of the comprehensive immigration reform discussion and legislative agenda. Council stated they did not want to discuss the fingerprinting program in isolation of the bigger issue. There was no request made that staff develop a recommendation, and no position was taken to support or oppose the fingerprinting program.

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