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"how does an agent decide where to wander when a whole city is at his or her disposal? Whom does that agent approach in the crowd descending from a bus? Not only is it more difficult to guard against racial profiling, it's hard to see how these roaming patrols could even work without it."
Latino neighborhoods throughout Southern California are in a state of near panic over a new policy of seemingly random arrests of illegal immigrants by the Border Patrol. For years, Border Patrol agents concentrated on the border and highway checkpoints. But that changed last year. Now a dozen agents rove far from the border, confronting individuals as they step off buses, troll for work or go to Mexican markets. [more]

Immigrant rights groups call for 'sweeps' to stop [more]
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