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Originally Posted by stripersnipr
Thats because of the fact that illegal border crossing is far more serious than speeding and the consequences of detention and deportation reflect the difference in severity of the two civil offenses.
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I believe most of the illegals who are sent to dentention centers are also thought to be in violation of criminal statutes or considered a danger to the general population.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, in 2003 there were 1,046,422 apprehensions yet only 231,500 were actually sent to detention facilities.
-spence