And here is a story from October showing the great increase in the deportation numbers - with an increased focus on rounding up those who commit crimes. Seems like a good use of the resources to me:

"More illegal immigrants with criminal convictions have been deported in recent years, driving up the number of people being removed from the United States, according to data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

At the same time, deportation numbers for those deemed non-criminals have declined.

Of the 350,000 people deported this year, more than half had criminal convictions, a 55 percent increase since 2008, ICE data show.

By contrast, noncriminal deportations -- which include voluntary returns -- have dropped 30 percent.

ICE officials said the trend shows a shift in the agency's priorities to focus on removing the most dangerous criminals from the country.

Mike Vaughn, an assistant field office director at ICE's Sacramento, Calif., office, said the agency pays attention to anyone in the country illegally, as well as legal permanent residents who may have committed a crime that could jeopardize their status."

More at: http://www.standard.net/t...nvictions-being-deported


"If American democracy ceases to move forward as a living force, seeking day and night by peaceful means to better the lot of our citizens, fascism will grow in strength in our land." - Franklin D Roosevelt, Nov 4, 1938.