Immigration Raids, Far From Border, Draw Criticism
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 03:46AM
TheSpook
"Why are they
targeting Latinos?" "We
haven't received any numbers showing they have arrested any Canadians
or any Europeans."
Immigration Raids, Far From Border, Draw Criticism
Southern California Latino communities far from the
Mexican border have been roiled in recent days by a series of sweeps by
United States Border Patrol agents that have led to scores of arrests. [more] Pictured above Some
of the 79 illegal immigrants apprehended during a raid, file past
federal agents in this file photo taken in the Canoga Park area of Los
Angeles. Hundreds of protesters marched through San Bernardino and Los
Angeles counties in opposition to a federal crackdown. [more]
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