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Civil rights official: DACA increases black unemployment, crime

By Paul Bedard

Published January 17, 2018 7:06pm ET

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Civil rights official: DACA increases black unemployment, crime — A supporter of President Donald Trump challenges police officers and a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a rally outside the office of California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) | Reed Saxon

New support for killing the Obama-era amnesty for young illegal immigrants is coming from a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights who is warning that extending DACA will increase black unemployment and crime.

In a letter to a key senator in the debate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Commissioner Peter Kirsanow said the impact of legalizing 700,000 illegals on minority employment should be considered.

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