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May 20, 2009

A more humane immigration policy

napolitano.jpgSmall steps in the right direction are better than no steps at all, and in recent days the Obama administration has given indications that it intends to cautiously chart a more humane course on U.S. immigration policy.

Significantly, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (right) announced that in the future, workplace raids will be undertaken only under limited circumstances.

Such raids destroy families and punish hardworking individuals who, by and large, are not criminally minded but who are doing their best to try to provide for their families.

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