Substandard and abusive conditions in immigration detention “are of the utmost importance,” a federal judge in Manhattan said Thursday, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security’s 2 ½-year delay in responding to a petition for legally enforceable regulations was “unreasonable as a matter of law.”
Most illegal immigrants come to this country from Mexico looking for jobs. Regardless of how much the government beefs up border security — which, certainly, must be done — if there is no functioning temporary worker program, illegal immigrants still will have strong incentive to sneak over the border.http://www.denverpost.com/editorials/ci_12709515
Denver Post Editorial
