On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:35:29 -0500, "johnny@." <johnny@.> wrote:
>August 21, 2008 8:41 PM PDT
>
>SANTA ANA ---- The federal government will scrap a program for illegal
>immigrants to turn themselves in for deportation after only eight people
>volunteered during a nearly three-week trial period, an official said
>Thursday.
>
>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offered the pilot program in
>five cities, giving illegal immigrants facing court orders to leave the
>country 90 days to plan their departure and coordinate travel with
>relatives instead of facing the prospect of being arrested, detained and
>deported.
>
>ICE will end its "Scheduled Departure" program when the trial period
>concludes Friday, Jim Hayes, acting director of ICE's detention and
>removal operations, told The Associated Press.
>
>"The bottom line is it is not effective," Hayes said. "Quite frankly, I
>think this proves the only method that works is enforcement."
>
>The initiative drew skepticism, even ridicule, from many immigration
>activists who have criticized ICE's increasing raids on homes and
>businesses.
>
>Hayes said lack of support from those activists shows they are unwilling
>to accept any enforcement.
>
>"They want amnesty, they want open borders, and they want a more
>vulnerable America," he said.
>
>http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008...ad000e199f.txt
Only the rump rangers and dick chompers infesting Washington, DC.,
could initiate such a stupid plan.
mitch
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