The compassion of our favorite liberal comes down to lowering the arbitrary number of beds private interests need filled. Who could have guessed detention would end up looking like prison? A little-known federal law enacted in 2006 ensures that a minimum of 34,000 undocumented immigrants must be held on every single day. Private companies run most of the centres. Critics claim the congressional mandate forces law enforcement agencies to arrest and detain immigrants to meet an arbitrary bed number rather than act on the merits of each individual case. Facing a backlash from Hispanic leaders angry at the impact deportations are having on families and communities, the White House has promised a more humane approach. Now, the administration is pushing to lower the minimum number of daily detainees.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 02:21:33 +0000
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