We have been reporting regularly about the Obama administration’s expansion of the 287(g) programs and the general enforcement orientation of the administration in the realm of immigration. James McKinley of the N.Y. Times nicely summarizes what is happening with respect to 287(g) programs “[t]he Obama administration is vastly expanding a federal effort begun under President George W. Bush to identify and deport illegal immigrants held in local jails.” The story proceeds to discuss how, in Houston, “people on each side of the immigration debate have found fault with” the program.
Racial profiling has been a longstanding concern with local enforcement of the immigration laws. After the events surrounding the arrest of Henry Gates this week by the Cambridge police, one would think that President Obama might share some of the concerns.
KJ
