Local police shouldn’t handle immigration enforcement

“ Immigration muddle ” [editorial, April 10] said that the federal Secure Communities program “has been generally successful in removing illegal immigrants who have committed crimes.” The reality is that the program operates as an indiscriminate dragnet. This is why the District, Arlington, numerous other cities and the governors of New York, Illinois and Massachusetts have opposed the program.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/local-police-shouldnt-handle-immigration-enforcement/2012/04/15/gIQAplR3JT_story.html