AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: SEPTEMBER 2017 19 I support it, but it’s likely illegal I n times like these, it’s easy to be con- fused, overwhelmed and “of two minds” about things. Take former Homeland Security Secre- tary John Kelly, now the President’s Chief of Staff, for instance. General Kelly is in and Reince Preibus is out as WH Chief of Staff. Managing the Trump staffers and heading up DHS at the same time has got to be pretty exhausting. He recently spoke with members of the Congres- sional Hispanic Caucus about the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrival Pro- gram.DACA,asit’sreferred to, is the program that pro- tects young immigrants in certain circumstances from being deported. Here’s the confusing bit. Kelly says he supports the program. He also thinks it might be illegal. A group of conservative attorneys general has called on the Trump administra- tion to kill the program. Members of the Congres- sional Hispanic Caucus wanted a straight answer from the DHS secretary. They don’t sound like they think they got one. “He’s personally for it. He thinks it will not hold up, according to the at- torneys he’s spoken with,” said Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. “He was challenged by those of us in the room, by lawmakers, to publicly announce his own posi- tion and to be a leader and to stand up and defend DACA. He said he would consider it.” President Trump has said so-called “dreamers” and their families have nothing to worry about. He says the kids can “rest easy” because his administration is “not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals.” “Here’s what he did say to us: ‘I’ve been fighting for DACA, and basically the reason we’re in July and nothing has gone awry with DACA is because of my presence as secretary of Homeland Security,’” Rep. Luis Gutierrez told reporters with The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Where Kelly actually comes down on the issue going forward is anyone’s guess. “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.” – Milton Friedman Governing, unlike politics, is a very difficult enterprise RISE ABOVE 360 24/7 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. ON DEMAND. Skywatch provides the deployable, capable, integrated surveillance system required by today’s law enforcement professionals to monitor key events and locations. With a wide variety of sensors to choose from, Skywatch can be tailored to fit any environment or budget. In a world that requires vision and flexibility, accept no compromises. SEE HOW AT WWW.FLIR.COM/APB