POLL: Do you agree that enforcing U.S. immigration laws is not an act of racism?

The question follows a Clark County Today opinion column examining whether immigration enforcement should be viewed as a legal duty rather than an act of racism

This poll stems from a Clark County Today opinion column by editor Ken Vance responding to recent ICE enforcement actions in Vancouver that drew public criticism and accusations of racism. The column centers on a cell phone video circulated locally showing ICE agents taking a man into custody, which prompted the Vancouver Police Department to open a traffic investigation and sparked strong community reaction. Vance references statements from Vancouver police, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and family members of those detained, while also addressing a separate Thanksgiving Day ICE arrest involving a Vancouver father. Acknowledging that not all individuals targeted by ICE are criminals, the column argues that immigration laws exist for a reason and that enforcing them — even when controversial — is lawful, legal, and necessary. The poll asks readers whether they agree with that position.

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Opinion: ‘I don’t understand how it is an act of racism to enforce our immigration laws’

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor

|Monday, December 8, 2025

|in : Columns, Staff Opinions, Opinion

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance argues that enforcing immigration laws is not an act of racism and voices support for ICE actions in recent Clark County cases.

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