...targeting immigrant inmates
"The so-called Secure Communities program, launched in 2008, was promoted to local and state leaders as a way to focus enforcement efforts on "serious convicted criminals." But the program, which uses fingerprint data, has come under fire because it has ensnared a high proportion of immigrants who have never been charged with a crime or who have been charged with minor infractions."
"Critics say it discourages illegal immigrants from reporting crimes and opens the door to racial profiling."
Full article...
Illegal immigration: U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren says federal officials lied about program targeting immigrant inmates - latimes.com
Yet another thing wrong with a large portion of California...too many bleeding heart RICH politicians who don't want to lose their cheap maids, nannies, pool cleaners and gardeners.