Friday, April 22, 2011

California Rep. Zoe Lofgren Says Obama Administration Lied About Opting Out of the Secure Communities Program

California Rep. Zoe Lofgren Says Obama Administration Lied About Opting Out of the Secure Communities Program...Lofgren calls for an investigation, saying some local jurisdictions were misled about their right to opt out of the program that screens for illegal aliens..“It is inescapable that the [Department of Homeland Security] was not honest with the local governments or with me” about whether local jurisdictions must participate, said U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose). “You can’t have a government department essentially lying to local government and to members of Congress. This is not OK.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immig-jails-20110423,0,4988700.story

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