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April 16, 2014 |
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Editorial: President and Congress must fashion realistic immigration bill as deportations hit 2 million
By Editorial Board
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The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University reported that the most serious charges for half of the people deported was an immigration or traffic violation, while drug-trafficking convictions accounted for only 1 percent of deportees.
The Syracuse project found that for 22.7 percent, the most serious offense was the misdemeanor of illegal entry. Further, the federal government currently uses a broad definition of criminal behavior. For example, anyone with a speeding ticket who paid the fine is considered a convicted criminal.
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2014
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