- Numbers of illegal immigrants are higher under Obama than Bush.
- There is little to no support for immigration reform on the Republican side.
- 195 thousand immigrants were removed last year.
- ICE checks fingerprints and assesses if a person is a citizen.
- Less than 20% of illegal immigrants have been convicted of serious crimes.
- 400,000 = target deport numbers per year.
- The Secure Communities program was set up to target and deport dangerous criminal immigrants.
- Secure Communities was set up with the intention of reducing racial profiling.
- State and local jurisdictions cannot opt out of this program.
- ICE = U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
Questions
- Are illegal immigrants ever caught and allowed to stay?
- Are immigrants not being held for crimes still placed in prison-like facilities?
- Are legal immigrants detained if they commit a crime?
- What are the negatives and positives of Secure Communities?
- What happens if the deport target number are not reached?
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