AY CARUMBA!
COLORADO, the next State to (hopefully) get tough on illegal immigrants!
By using a national finger print system to ID illegals for prompt and courteous (ha. ha.) deportation!
RACIAL PROFILING?
DAMN STRAIGHT!
Oldcatman
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****Immigration Fingerprint Program Now In Colo.!
(Illegal Immigrants Will Be Identified When They're Arrested.)
DENVER -- A rapidly expanding federal program that identifies illegal immigrants when they're arrested and fingerprinted is now operational in Denver, El Paso and Arapahoe counties.
Colorado Department of Public Safety spokesman Lance Clem said Secure Communities was launched Tuesday in the three jurisdictions.
The program checks arrestee's fingerprints against six federal databases to determine the person's legal status and arrest record.
Critics argue it creates an incentive for racial profiling. Denver Mayor Bill Vidal calls it "worrisome" and says it should be monitored closely.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said within two hours after the fingerprints are submitted, the office will receive information regarding an inmate’s immigration status and a determination of whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will place a deportation detainer on the arrestee who is an illegal alien.
"This is a very important program that will have a positive impact upon public safety, will enhance our ability to identify criminal aliens, and will focus upon the timely deportation of those who continue to victimize our community," said Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson.
Both the County Sheriffs of Colorado and the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police support it.
Secure Communities was launched in 2007. ICE said last week that Secure Communities is active in more than 1,000 jurisdictions in 38 states.
ICE hopes to have it in every jail in the country by 2013.
Copyright 2011 TheDenverChannel.
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