Thursday, April 30, 2009

State seeks more federal aid for cost of keeping illegal immigrant inmates

CALIFORNIA
Fifteen years after Congress promised that Washington would help states pick up the tab for imprisoning illegal immigrants convicted of crimes, California is receiving but a fraction -- less than 12 cents on the dollar -- of its nearly $1-billion annual cost.

The unfulfilled promise is perhaps the most glaring example of the federal government shortchanging California...

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