“Someone who is here illegally, but has never been in trouble before, will not show up in this system,” Hassell said. “It is aimed at the persons who keep coming to the U.S. illegally and committing crimes on our streets. It just does it in a more practical way.”
Since the program has been operational, it has been “very successful,” Hassell said.
“It doesn’t look at the color of your skin or the accent of your voice,” he said. “It looks at clear, objective data.”
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Secure Communities program ‘very successful’
A local perspective (Gadsden Times - Alabama)
