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Deportation cases soar as L.A. jails screen more
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Nearly 6,000 possible illegal immigrants were found in checks of inmates last year.
By Patrick McGreevy and Stuart Pfeifer, Times Staff Writers
February 5, 2007
The number of Los Angeles County jail inmates identified as suspected illegal immigrants nearly doubled in the year since the Sheriff's Department started investigating their legal status.
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Some backers of the program say it shows that illegal immigrants have been playing a significant role in the county's crime problems, and they argue for greater screening by local police.
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I have mixed feelings on this one....While it's great that the illegal problem is becoming more apparent, I hope we are not just setting them free by deporting them.
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Anyone who thinks freedom comes cheap, please put the blindfold on and stand against the wall.
Many times I believe Americans will have to take back the country and start a new government.
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