Program To Deport Illegal Immigrant Criminals Under Review

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | June 5, 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Governor’s Crime Commission will review a program today that’s designed to help local law enforcement deport dangerous illegal immigrants. The latest numbers from U.S. Border Patrol agents has the number of illegal immigrants in the United States at 12 million and they now account for about one in every 20 workers. North Carolina ranks 9th among states in the U.S., with an estimated 206,000 illegal immigrants living in the state. Supporters of the 287-G program say the program’s goal isn’t to deport all illegal immigrants from North Carolina, just the violent criminals. But some worry the program targets Latinos and lends itself to racial profiling. Latino advocates say the program is being overused.

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