1 in 10 Latinos profiled

“Nearly one in 10 Hispanics in the U.S. reported that in the last year police or other authorities have stopped them and asked them about their immigration status, the Pew Hispanic Center said in a report released Thursday.” For the Dallas Morning News story on the report, click here.

UPDATE:  As Bill Hing reported on September 24, a federal judge in New Mexico issued an injunction barring Otero County officers from violating the rights of persons through a variety of practices, including racial profiling, in the enforcement of the immigration laws. http://newspapertree.com/news/2869-federal-judge-issues-operation-stonegarden-immigration-injunction-in-otero

KJ