would therefore undermine the ability of local police departments to protect the public if immigrant communities, especially domestic violence victims, fear reporting crimes because of potential immigration law consequences. They also argued that a state immigration police force would invite racial profiling. The chairman of the "California Border Police Committee," the official entity responsible for raising funds and making expenditures on behalf of the proposed initiative, was Assembly Member Haynes. The predecessor to the committee is Rescue California, the leading signature-gathering group for the 2003 California Recall of former Governor Gray Davis. References External links Text of proposed initiative as posted on California Attorney General's website Official title and summary of proposed initiative as posted on California Secretary of State's website California State Assembly Judiciary Committee analysis of proposed initiative California Border Police Committee ACLU legal analysis regarding federal immigration law enforcement by local and state authorities Additional information on initiative process relating to this initiative 2005 in American politics Law enforcement in California 2005 California ballot propositions