Florida State Representative William Snyder has drafted an immigration bill, styled in a similar fashion as the Arizona bill, that would create new concerns for Hispanics and Latino groups who amount to about 22% of the state’s population. The bill would require that police officers check the legal status of anyone that has been stopped...Read More
John Morton, head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed that the “Secure Communities” initiative where local police share fingerprints with federal immigration authorities is mandatory, not voluntary. Some local governments have attempted to opt-out of the program citing costs and basic human rights concerns. This is an about-face for the agency because...Read More
Deportations Hit a Record High (According to New York Times article by Julia Preston published Oct. 6, 2010) Immigration authorities deported a record 392,862 immigrants over the last year, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said. About half of those deported- 195,775- were convicted criminals, also a record, and an increase of more than 81,000 deportations...Read More
