Fury as Obama softens approach to immigrant crimes

By Brian Hughes

Published November 23, 2014 10:00am ET

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Fury as Obama softens approach to immigrant crimes — Illegal immigrants prepare enter a bus after being processed at Tucson Sector U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) | Ross D. Franklin

President Obama’s executive action allowing 5 million illegal immigrants to stay in the US contains a controversial new approach to dealing with aliens who are suspected of committing crimes.

The Secure Communities program, which made it easier for local police to tag suspected criminals as illegal immigrants, is being scrapped. This will have immediate national security consequences, critics and supporters agree.

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