Perez participated in an interview with national media Wednesday to decry the Secure Communities program. Illinois dropped its participation in the program earlier this month, but Kane County was one of the first local communities to buy into the program in November 2009. ...
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
May 26, 2011
Immigration Crackdown - Illinois: Illegal immigration program a sham
Perez: Illegal immigration program a sham - DailyHerald.com: "Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez said Wednesday a federal program billed as a crackdown on violent illegal immigrants has failed to do anything but harm police work and further burden taxpayers.
Perez participated in an interview with national media Wednesday to decry the Secure Communities program. Illinois dropped its participation in the program earlier this month, but Kane County was one of the first local communities to buy into the program in November 2009. ...
A study by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights showed Perez his experience wasn’t an anomaly. DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties all saw up to 88 percent of the illegal aliens swept up by ICE had initially been picked up on minor offenses."
Perez participated in an interview with national media Wednesday to decry the Secure Communities program. Illinois dropped its participation in the program earlier this month, but Kane County was one of the first local communities to buy into the program in November 2009. ...
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