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Arizona’s recently passed immigration law will increase crime by putting police and immigrant communities at odds, according to several police chiefs from major U.S. cities.

The police chiefs from Los Angeles, Houston and Philadelphia, along with others from various cities are planning on meeting with U.S. attorney general Eric Holder to discuss the current immigration climate, reports the Washington Post.

Arizona’s new law makes being in the country a crime and requires police to inquire about people’s immigration status if they suspect they are in the country illegally. The chiefs believe the new law will intimidate witnesses and crime victims who are illegal immigrants from cooperating with authorities and also distract police from investigating serious crimes.

“This is not a law that increases public safety. This is a bill that makes it much harder for us to do our jobs,” Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told the news source. “Crime will go up if this becomes law in Arizona or in any other state.”

Those who participate in the EB-5 visa program don’t have to worry about such laws because they can become eligible for their U.S. green card by investing $1 million in an American business, if that investment leads to the creation of 10 jobs.