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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's opposition to renewing a contract allowing federal immigration authorities full access to city arrest records is infuriating local Tea Party activists and their allies who say the potential move could jeopardize the public safety of residents and visitors to the city.

 

Supporters of the contract held a news conference Thursday in Philly to express their safety concerns after they said the mayor's office ignored their requests for a meeting but dispatched city officials to a meeting last month organized by a coalition of pro-immigrant groups where immigrants voiced their mistrust of the police.

 

...Mariann Davies, an organizer with the Tea Party Immigration Coalition, told FoxNews.com that ending [the verification program] would create a double standard because she said Philadelphia would still provide arrest records to the feds for anyone who is not an immigrant.

 

"So who is that protecting?" she said. "I think it's more about political expediency on the mayor's part. He wants to win votes rather than increase public safety."

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