▁in ▁enfor cing ▁federal ▁imm igration ▁laws . ▁ ▁To ▁date , ▁the ▁federal ▁administration ▁has ▁not ▁indicated ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁it ▁supports ▁the ▁a ims ▁of ▁this ▁proposal , ▁or ▁whether ▁a ▁federal ▁appropri ation ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁if ▁the ▁measure ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁California ▁vot ers . ▁ ▁Pro ponents ▁of ▁the ▁measure ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁initi ative ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁illegal ▁imm igration ▁to ▁California ▁and ▁its ▁stra in ▁on ▁state ▁resources . ▁The ▁P ew ▁His pan ic ▁Center ▁estimates ▁ 1 0 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁million ▁are ▁estimated ▁to ▁live ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁O pp on ents ▁of ▁the ▁proposal ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁imm igration ▁police ▁force ▁would ▁dis rupt ▁and ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁the ▁juris dict ions ▁of ▁local ▁police ▁depart ments ▁around ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁They ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁initi ative ▁would ▁therefore ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁local ▁police ▁depart ments ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁public ▁if ▁imm igr ant ▁communities , ▁especially ▁domestic ▁violence ▁vict ims , ▁fear ▁reporting ▁cr imes ▁because ▁of ▁potential ▁imm igration ▁law ▁consequences . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁a ▁state ▁imm igration ▁police ▁force ▁would ▁inv ite ▁ra cial ▁profil ing . ▁ ▁The ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁" Cal iforn ia ▁Border ▁Police ▁Committee ," ▁the ▁official ▁entity ▁responsible ▁for ▁raising ▁funds ▁and