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Major Public Outcry Against an Extremely Harsh Immigration Approach in Virginia

By Davin Hutchins, American News Project. Posted June 2, 2008.


Concerns arise over VA's Prince William County's "rule of law" policy which allows officers to arrest suspected illegal immigrants.
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The U.S. Census Bureau estimates more than 10 million undocumented immigrants reside in the United States. In the absence of a national policy to stem the rise of illegals, some local governments are taking matters into their own hands. Virginia's Prince William County has implemented the "rule of law" policy which allows officers to arrest people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally and expedite deportation. And citizens are up in arms.



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Davin Hutchins is managing producer for the American News Project.

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