A Snapshot of Secure Communities
The much-maligned Secure Communities program has its positive virtues. A report was conducted by the country of Dallas in Texas as to the effectivity of the program in weeding out the illegal immigrants in the county. According to the report, there were 167,882 individuals, upon their arrest, their fingerprints were run through the database between [...]
ICE Cancels Agreements with States
In a surprising move, US immigration officials have cancelled their policy of requiring states to participate in a program designed to identify and deport immigrants that have committed crimes. The program is called Secure Communities and has already standing agreements with forty states of the Union. John Morton, head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement [...]
E-Verify Would Kill Industry According to Dairy Farmers
A brewing immigration battle drawing lines in Washington and Wisconsin is feared to hurt the state’s main dairy farming industry. The proposed legislation would require dairy farmers to use the E-Verify system to confirm a prospective employee’s immigration status. According to farmers, about forty percent of the current labor force are immigrants with many of [...]
Georgia Revises Immigration Reform Policies
A new policy to be implemented in Georgia for immigration reform is underway. Starting next year, state officers can face fines of up to $5000 from a board of citizen volunteers tasked to mitigate complaints about immigration law policies and programs. Another aspect of the program would be the power to remove from local governments [...]
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