Contributed by Jill Seymour:It is no secret that there are many flaws in our immigration system and especially in the facilities where illegal immigrants are held. In the last two years, many stories have surfaced about immigrants dying in detention facilities because of medical conditions and/or lack of medical care, those who disappear into the system, and even those with mental illnesses. Overlooked are the children who are in the system, often separated from their families, and placed in detention facilities with violent criminals.
This week, a small glimmer of hope has shined down upon us from the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. After much criticism about our detention system, the Obama administration is looking at how immigrants are detained. Most people who are accused of immigration violations are sent to jail facilities, when only about 11 percent of them have committed violent crimes. The image of non-violent women and children offenders being hauled off to jail is not a pretty thought. With the changes being discussed, a new classification system would be devised to deal with people who have medical or mental health needs and the new detention center models could be converted hotels and nursing homes. These new options would be less expensive, under contract costing around $14 a day, far cheaper than the $100 a day under contract that jail facilities cost.
Image- Maryland Film Festival (Scene from the documentary “The Least of These” which focuses on families held in the T. Don Hutto Residential Center.)
Online Sources- Immigration Policy Center, New York Times
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Steve Levy and Joe Arpaio wants America to become another Russia !
Racial Profiling of Latinos !
These guys won't progress in America with such schemes of Racial Profiling ( Hidden Brutal Sadistic Racism )
Fortunately, America is not Russia. In Russia brutal cossacks and other thugs are performing the most brutal acts of Racism against the Russian Minorities.
There are Progroms against the Russian Turks and other Minorities.
America has received some of these Russian Turks.
At the same time that Russia has a Horrible Problem of Population Depletion, extremely low birth rates, infertility, sickenes, HIV AIDS, Drunkness and drugs everywhere, Poverty, etc ... And that is not all, Russia is a path and way for the Heroine of Afghanistan. Russia is a paradise for narcos and mafiosi.
Russia is also invaded by corruption everywhere and by thugs that act as if they were official authorities.
Thas is the same strategy of the Minutemen and Joe Arpaio.
I have trust in America. I think that these local scoundrels and thugs are going to be defeated by History and by a Noble Party ( The Democrats ) and Mr Obama.
Even if the Dems lose a few seats in 2010, Mr Obama will be reelected in 2012. We will work for that.
And all these despicable histrionics and ridiculous clowns of Hate TV and Hate Media will suffer the Fate of being Forgotten and being a footnote in the Big Story and Big Saga of Mr Obama ( a Great President ).
Racists have been losing, are losing, and will continue losing.
You find more information about Russia ( Movie Documentaries on line ), Population Depletions in certain advanced countries, low Birth Rates in certain countries and other demographic phenomena here :
Milenials.com
Vicente Duque
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