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: Grits for Breakfast

Dallas think tank believes immigrant criminals deserve greater leniency than citizens

By Gritsforbreakfast

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A reader forwards an email from the National Center for Policy Analysis I found rather strange. NCPA is an ultra-conservative think tank in Dallas that only infrequently delves into crime and punishment issues.For an organization that generally supports draconian positions on immigration, though, I was surprised to see NCPA advocating that immigrants convicted of crimes in the United States should receive more lenient sentences compared to citizen offenders. The next time you hear someone complain about "special rights" for illegal immigrants, you might point out this little tidbit. Here's the text of NCPA's email:NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSISDAILY POLICY DIGESTFriday, March 28, 2008http://www.ncpa.orgDEPORTING SOME IMMIGRANT INMATES A BIG BREAK FOR STATESPrograms in New York and Arizona aimed at cutting the prison sentences of certain immigrant inmates so they can be deported faster have federal officials urging other states to adopt similar policies...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 31, 2008 (boomark / email).