DeStefano "Reminds" New Haven Police Department Their Job is to "Protect Illegal Immigrants"

I would be remiss if I did not post one potentially alarming comment made during the recent debate regarding immigration reform. According to the Hartford Courant, at a debate in Hartford on April 11, New Haven Mayor and Gubernatorial Candidate John DeStefano, Jr. (D) made the following remark concerning illegal immigrants:

"DeStefano said he has issued an order to his police department, reminding officers their job is to protect illegal immigrants, not prosecute them for their status."