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A very small program, used by very few cities has caused 34,636 deportations nationwide. But here in California, with only a few cities using the new program, over 22,000 illegal aliens have been deported.
What is this program? "Called Secure Communities, the program was launched nationally in October 2008. It is not mandatory for states to participate, but in those jurisdictions that do, law enforcement agencies scan the fingerprints of suspects through databases maintained by the FBI and homeland security. The search checks for criminal background and immigration status, and if there is a match with someone with a criminal record and illegal immigration status, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is notified. ICE reviews cases and decides whether to place a hold on suspects and take them into custody."
How well has it worked? "Secure Communities arrived in California in May 2009 in communities nearest to the Mexican border and way north, arriving in the Bay Area this spring. In the whole state, 28 jurisdictions including counties, parishes and other districts participate in the program. San Francisco, Contra Costa and Alameda are among them. It has been embraced by some in law enforcement and criticized by others as bad policing......As of July 13, 22,604 people in California have been detained and 10,948 of those deported by ICE. They represent about half of the 42,503 people detained and nearly one-third of the 34,636 people deported across the United States, according to ICE data."
This with only 28 California communities cooperating--imagine if the whole State does--crime would go down even faster?
We have the tools to find and deport illegal aliens, why aren't we using them, nationwide?
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What is this program? "Called Secure Communities, the program was launched nationally in October 2008. It is not mandatory for states to participate, but in those jurisdictions that do, law enforcement agencies scan the fingerprints of suspects through databases maintained by the FBI and homeland security. The search checks for criminal background and immigration status, and if there is a match with someone with a criminal record and illegal immigration status, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is notified. ICE reviews cases and decides whether to place a hold on suspects and take them into custody."
How well has it worked? "Secure Communities arrived in California in May 2009 in communities nearest to the Mexican border and way north, arriving in the Bay Area this spring. In the whole state, 28 jurisdictions including counties, parishes and other districts participate in the program. San Francisco, Contra Costa and Alameda are among them. It has been embraced by some in law enforcement and criticized by others as bad policing......As of July 13, 22,604 people in California have been detained and 10,948 of those deported by ICE. They represent about half of the 42,503 people detained and nearly one-third of the 34,636 people deported across the United States, according to ICE data."
This with only 28 California communities cooperating--imagine if the whole State does--crime would go down even faster?
We have the tools to find and deport illegal aliens, why aren't we using them, nationwide?
More...