U.S. to Expand Immigration Checks to All Local Jails

[Crabtownboy]

The following sounds like a simple, but effective idea.

By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President George W. Bush aimed at checking the immigration status of virtually every person booked into local jails. In four years, the measure could result in a tenfold increase in illegal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes and identified for deportation, current and former U.S. officials said.

By matching inmates' fingerprints to federal immigration databases, authorities hope to pinpoint deportable illegal immigrants before they are released from custody. Inmates in federal and state prisons already are screened. But authorities generally lack the time and staff to do the same at local jails, which house up to twice as many illegal immigrants at any time and where inmates come and go more quickly.

The effort is likely to significantly reshape immigration enforcement, current and former executive branch officials said. It comes as the Obama administration and Democratic leaders in Congress vow to crack down on illegal immigrants who commit crimes, rather than those who otherwise abide by the law.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR2009051803172.html?hpid=topnews

 

[Revmitchell]

It comes as the Obama administration and Democratic leaders in Congress vow to crack down on illegal immigrants who commit crimes, rather than those who otherwise abide by the law.

They failed to obey the law the second they crossed the border illegally. What a moronic mind set.

 

[Mexdeaf]

They failed to obey the law the second they crossed the border illegally. What a moronic mind set.

+1 More "locking the barn door after the horse gets out" government nonsense. The Demo's aren't going to give up their voters that easily.

 

[targus]

"Law abiding" seems to be pretty flexibel here.

All you have to do is ignore...

Illegally entering the country
Driving without a license
Driving without insurance
Working illegally
Presenting a fake social security number

And so on.

 

[Crabtownboy]

So, should they check people who are arrested by fingerprinting them or not? Do you approve of this additional step expanding what Bush started?

 

[Mexdeaf]

So, should they check people who are arrested by fingerprinting them or not? Do you approve of this additional step expanding what Bush started?

If they don't have a SSN or green card- export them. No need for fingerprints.

 

[Salty]

If they don't have a SSN or green card- export them. No need for fingerprints.

But who carries their Social Security card with them?

Do we want to to a State or Commonwealth / Federal ID card which must always be carried with you?

 

[Revmitchell]

But who carries their Social Security card with them?

Do we want to to a State or Commonwealth / Federal ID card which must always be carried with you?

It isn't about the card itself but the number.

 

[Robert Snow]

Anything that will decrease the number of illegal aliens in the U.S. is welcome news to me. I'm not saying this incentive accomplish this, but if it does, good!

 

[BigBossman]

So, should they check people who are arrested by fingerprinting them or not? Do you approve of this additional step expanding what Bush started?

I believe its a step in the right direction. The instant a person comes across the border illegally, they have broken the law. They need to crack down on ALL illegal aliens who hop across our border. Round them up & send them back home.

 

[Mexdeaf]

But who carries their Social Security card with them?

Do we want to to a State or Commonwealth / Federal ID card which must always be carried with you?

Well, the past few jobs I have had I have had to show my SS Card to get the job. Of course those can be counterfeited...!

 

[Salty]

Well, the past few jobs I have had I have had to show my SS Card to get the job. Of course those can be counterfeited...!

True, but I only leave home (unlike my American Express ) with my SS card when I specifically need it - job, open a bank account, impress a girl...
otherwise I keep it locked up in my office

 

[targus]

From the OP:
"By matching inmates' fingerprints to federal immigration databases, authorities hope to pinpoint deportable illegal immigrants before they are released from custody."

Very odd sentence.

Are there illegal immigrants that are "not deportable"?

 

[Mexdeaf]

From the OP:
"By matching inmates' fingerprints to federal immigration databases, authorities hope to pinpoint deportable illegal immigrants before they are released from custody."

Very odd sentence.

Are there illegal immigrants that are "not deportable"?

If they vote Democrat they're too valuable.:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Crabtownboy]

From the OP:
"By matching inmates' fingerprints to federal immigration databases, authorities hope to pinpoint deportable illegal immigrants before they are released from custody."

Very odd sentence.

Are there illegal immigrants that are "not deportable"?

If they are not in jail there is no fingerprints.

Would you approve of random finger print checks on the street, in grocery stores, etc.? Of course this would mean you might be checked also and get ink on your fingers. :laugh: or do can it be done digitally now?

 

[targus]

If they are not in jail there is no fingerprints.

Would you approve of random finger print checks on the street, in grocery stores, etc.? Of course this would mean you might be checked also and get ink on your fingers. :laugh: or do can it be done digitally now?

What does this have to do with my question?

Are there illegal immigrants that are not "deportable"?

 

[Crabtownboy]

What does this have to do with my question?

Are there illegal immigrants that are not "deportable"?

You have to identify them before you can deport them. So, are you in favor of random finger print checks?

 

[BigBossman]

You have to identify them before you can deport them. So, are you in favor of random finger print checks?

All you have to do is call the INS to conduct an investigation. Most illegals will run at the sight or the thought of the INS coming to their location.

 

[targus]

You have to identify them before you can deport them. So, are you in favor of random finger print checks?

My guess is that everyone that is arrested is fingerprinted.

What this program is talking about is comparing fingerprints against a database.

Yes, I am in favor of this.

I am still left wondering if there are illegal immigrants that are not "deportable".

It's a rethorical question.

It's common knowledge that law enforcement allows illegal immigrants to walk with regularity.

I find that a careful reading of articles like this often reveals more than the author intends.