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March 13, 2009
Pontiac, MI -- Enforcement actions against illegal immigrants housed in county jails have increased because of closer ties between federal authorities and local sheriffs, but more improvements are needed, officials said Wednesday.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, who is president of the Major County Sheriffs' Association, said illegal immigrants convicted of property crimes should be deported immediately, not after serving their sentences in county jails as they are now.
'The taxpayers pay for that year in jail,' Bouchard said. 'As soon as they're convicted and we know they're illegal, let's deport them.'
The Detroit News
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