Illegal Immigration and Serious Crime Should Not Be Conflated

New York Times Editorial - Immigrants, Criminalized - November 27, 2009 - Editorial emphasizes that it is "important for the [Obama] administration to avoid conflating illegal immigration and serious crime. " The piece also highlights the negative public safety impact of policies that allow for racial profiling and for the targeting of immigrants for minor offenses. "If you want to know the consequences of turning the police and jails into instruments of deportation, ask the law-enforcement officials who have complained about programs that muddy the line between local crime-fighting and federal enforcement, and make immigrants fear and shun the police." For original story, go to:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/opinion/27fri2.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=crim...