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Secure Communities or racial profiling?
Posted: 02.15.2011 at 4:41 PM Updated: 02.16.2011 at 9:00 AM
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El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa has been lobbying for the Secure Communities program since 2009.  / FOX21: file photo
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A new controversial initiative went into effect Tuesday that the El Paso County Sheriff's Office believes will help get dangerous criminals off the street, but some say it will only lead to racial profiling.

SECURE COMMUNITIES
What are your initial thoughts about Secure Communities coming to El Paso County?

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