Immigration a factor in NC Senate race
From the article:
Illegal immigration is emerging as a top issue in this year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina.
Sen. Elizabeth Dole, the Republican incumbent, and Kay Hagan, the Democratic challenger, both made public appearances this week alongside county sheriffs in which they talked about how local law-enforcement officials can cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
But the candidates disagree on the effectiveness and the financial cost of a program that allows local officials to screen criminal suspects for immigration status.
Dole is a big supporter of the program, which is nicknamed the “287(g) program” after the section of federal immigration law that established it.
In North Carolina, four sheriff’s offices in four counties — Alamance, Cabarrus, Gaston and Mecklenburg — currently use the program at their county jails, and three other counties — Cumberland, Henderson and Wake — are training to use the program. The Durham city police department also has the program, which allows jailers to check the immigration status of people who have been arrested for other crimes.
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think Elizabeth Dole is worth her weight in sh*t.
