Sunday, February 20, 2011

Taking a Hard Line: Immigrants and Crime

“The amount of dishonesty revealed in this process would make anyone question whether ICE recognizes it’s operating in a democracy,” Ms. Uribe said.

By Julia Preston and Kirk Semple, New York Times
February 17, 2011

After months of internal wrangling and confusion over an ambitious nationwide program allowing state and local police agencies to identify immigrants with criminal records, Obama administration immigration officials have decided to take a hard line against communities that try to delay or cancel their participation in the program, according to documents made public late Wednesday.

The program, Secure Communities, was initiated in late 2008 and is a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s strategy for enforcing immigration laws. [...]

Read the full article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/us/18immigration.html

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