Under the Bush administration, deportations of illegal immigrants rose to record numbers in recent years.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Deportable Alien Control System, July 2008 Enforcement Case Tracking System, October 2007 | By Tobey - The Washington Post - May 20, 2009
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Little New in Obama's Immigration Policy Article | Although President Obama has spent much of his time in office moving away from the policies of his predecessor, on immigration enforcement, he has embraced several Bush administration initiatives, and the changes he has promised to make are couched in nuance.