With the nation's attention turned towards one aspect of the immigration problem -- state legislation like AZ SB 1070 -- it's easy to be distracted from some of the other issues that are impacting undocumented immigrants as a result of our immigration procedures.
One of those is the treatment of female immigrants awaiting deportation.
It seems that recently a guard at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center was fired and the company he works for put on probation for not following "ICE-mandated procedures." The guard's employer, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), is not a stranger to such gross violations committed by some of their employees.
Just another reason why we need immigration reform, or at least some steps towards it such as the DREAM Act.
