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  • Sen. Kerry calls for changes in immigration bill (more "rights" for "detainees")

    05/24/2007 12:59:32 AM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 15 replies · 830+ views
    The Standard-Times (MA) ^ | May 23, 2007 | Brian Boyd
    Citing the “inhumane” handling of the Michael Bianco Inc. raid, U.S. Sen. John Kerry is proposing sweeping changes in immigration law that would dramatically alter enforcements like those at the New Bedford factory in March. Sen. Kerry’s amendment to a pending immigration bill calls for detainees to be held as close to home as possible and would force federal authorities to work with state social-service agencies. “We need safe borders and we need a sensible immigration policy,” Sen. Kerry said in a news release Wednesday. “But there is no place in our country for families being torn apart by reckless...