Reply #2: Generally Speaking [View All]

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Note: This is not a defense or critique of Obama's position.

The problem with automatic deportation is that under the current system, immigrants, both illegal and legal, lack of knowledge of American and international law is exploited by INS and attorneys general to coerce confessions or to gain acquiesance to deportation. In many cases, the accused immigrants are not given access to their attorneys or families. Rights normally enjoyed in the legal system are denied to them. There are serious questions about the validity of such convictions. Moreover, they are often denied normal oversights that are usually present in other prisons. Abuse cases occur at a much higher frequency.