Immigration Officials Defend Secure Communities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton on Tuesday defended the agency’s controversial Secure Communities program, which opponents say is a form of racial profiling, and he called for more assistance from local jurisdictions in securing the border.
“It’s a very direct way to protect public safety in a lawful manner,” Morton told members of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. “Remember, the only way you get identified by Secure Communities is to have been arrested in the first place for a crime.”
Congress created the Secure Communities program in 2008 ...
Comments (9)
Michelle Michon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Miller and Morton said they worried that because ICE prioritizes apprehension of the most dangerous criminals, the “low-level criminal” may escape because of limited agency resources." << We MUST stop the Republican cuts for law enforcement resources and man power. MM
Knerd Dude
Kooky liberals at it again..Just what "race" is an illegal alien? Ooops..they come from a another country which means a NATIONALITY
James Sparkman
I am still waiting for someone to explain how ILLEGAL immigrants got any rights at all. What part of ILLEGAL does our government not understand?
gypsy314 ne
Morton is a liar and his boss Obama is a bigger liar.
David Spratt
Yes those pesky Republicans who would make EVerify mandatory, stop issuing drivers licenses to Illegals, require ID to vote, End Birthright Citizenship, end Participation in government subsidy programs, end chain migration, end sanctuary city policies, Beef up border enforcement with some real force, End selective deportations and prosecutorial discretion policies.
When will the Good Illegal vs. Bad Illegal debate end? What is good about Illegal immigration period?
Career criminals are not made overnight. Becoming a top tier criminal involves a learning curve as with any other occupation, and that is exactly what it is to them ,,,A JOB. They start small and work their way up. If you identify them when they are caught driving without a license or insurance,, shoplifting or theft and deport them then and there,, you have put an end to their career in this country. We are not obliged to provide them food, water, housing, medical care , clothing in our taxpayer funded prisons. Ship them back to their respective countries the very first time they are " handled" and the problem will not escalate and is solved. The life that is saved may be your own, a family member or someone you know if you deport them before they get drunk and drive, or become a murderous gang banging drug dealer.
Ellen Sweets
Morton's an insensitive bureaucrat presiding over an even more insensitive band of ICEmen riddled with undertrained, underfunded borderline bigots. Pun intended.
Anya Khan
Throw out all illegals.
Juan Reynoso
LATINOS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT
WE ARE THE MASTERS OF OUR FUTURE.
Fellow Latinos, Our future depends on us. What you sow, you shall reap.
It is evident that today we are a multicultural country, more divided than 50 years ago, with a population of illegal and legal immigrants that are not integrate into the American culture, at the top of the list are the Mexicans 35 millions of them with the biggest percent of babies born to single moms with incomes less than $15,000 per year. Single Mexican moms, live in an insecure world where choices are limited and getting through the day may be a triumph, they are economic slaves that depends on the welfare and social service, with poor schooling and lousy prospects; this segment of our citizens are growing and will become the majority.
Fellow Latinos, our future depend on our ability to re-store our institution of marriage and the prospects of a better life for our children, good education; may be a college degree and good jobs.
Fellow Latinos, middle class expectations should be the norm, and we should have the inclination and drive to reinforce the norms that lead to a better life. President Obama constantly pitch his campaign messages to the America, the one that fought for the American dream and the opportunities that came with that middle class life, but he do not have the political will and inclination to reinforce the norms that will lead poor Americans to a better life.
We need jobs in this country, but he do not have a clue as to how to create jobs for Americans, he have done nothing during the last four year, unemployment is not 8.2%; true unemployment is 14%. The news media is lying to the American people, they do not report the truth about employment in this united states.
Education is the main factor for economic prosperity, but our education system it is not working, our inner cities schools are breeding grounds for gangs, drug trafficking and prostitution.
Free Trade is the main problem and the cause of unemployment in our country and Obama continue making free trade agreements to benefit the multinational corporation.
Our national debt is huge, 15.8 trillions Dollars and he refuse to balance the budget and pay our national debt, he is engage on a expending frenzy that devaluate the Dollar and created this inflation.
The wars cost trillions of Dollars and he promised to end the wars, but to this day nothing is done; but in the name of national security he is engage in the intervention and overthrowing foreign legitimate elected governments.
Americans have enough of Obama's lies and deception; please get inform about the truth and vote for America.
In God we Trust – God Blesses America the land of the free.
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Juan Reynoso
The only way that we will secure our country, is by enforcing our immigration laws. It is clear that Obama betray the American people, Eric Holder and Janet Napolitano also betray the American people, they should be prosecute for treason. I am an American and I will continue fighting for what is right for America. My loyalty is to my country The United States of America, not to any politician, political party or organization. I will expose corruption on government and at the private sector, because corruption feed greed and greed will destroy humanity.
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