One more time -- They ARE Criminals!

This country is so backward, that when the laws are enforced, people get upset. Several people addressed a federal task force earlier this month to complain because jail inmates are being checked for immigration status and criminal offenses.


It's all part of the Secure Communities program run by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to the newspaper, hundreds of thousands (I find that number a little unbelievable) have been deported under the checks.  So what's wrong with this program which seems to be very effective?

1. "It splits families." It doesn't have to -- they can all go back to Mexico if they want to. The family was split when one of them decided to swim across the Rio Grande in the middle of the night.
2. "It creates distrust of the police in immigrant communities where police need to cultivate witnesses or assist immigrant crime victims." If you're not illegal, you have no reason to "distrust" the police. Isn't it a bit racist to say police need to cultivate witnesses in immigrant communities? Are they saying these people are more prone to be criminals than others are?
3. "The name of the program doesn't make immigrants feel secure." And just what about "The Secure Communities" program sounds so intimidating if you're a legal resident? I'd kind of like it if my community was a "secure community."
4. "It goes after the innocent ones." If they're innocent, what are they doing in jail in the first place? Innocent people aren't deported.
5. "It has resulted in the deportation of those who have no criminal records, even for minor offenses." I guess they don't include the offense of entering the country illegally.

Go get 'em, ICE!