Secretary Napolitano says criminal immigrants are being deported in record numbers and this will make everyone safer. - - Donna Poisl
By DIANNE SOLÍS / The Dallas Morning News, Theodore Kim contributed to this report.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday in Dallas that there have been record removals of criminal immigrants from the U.S. this year and promised that that record will be broken again next year.
"I come at this as a former prosecutor, and you have to set priorities," the former U.S. attorney and Arizona governor said in an address before the World Affairs Council at the Ritz-Carlton. "We have a clear focus on criminal aliens and gang members, and those are the ones we think have the greatest impact on homeland security."
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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