‘Stay in our lane’

To the editor:

Sheriff Mike Borkovich has indicated publicly that he will provide any requested assistance to ICE agents looking to detain undocumented immigrants in Leelanau. In the past, he has justified this type of assistance by saying “we will continue to enforce all laws and protections granted by the Constitution.” Sounds good, right?

Well,notsofast. First;it’s the job of federal agents to enforce federal immigration law. Notourlocalpolice. An example: the most common violation of federal law is no doubt (minor? inadvertent?) underreporting of income for tax purposes. But our local cops don’t enforce the tax code, at least not yet.