Packed jail tied to illegal immigration – Eagle County, Colorado From: vaildaily.com
Tagged: Colorado, Europe, Mexico, populationPosted on: June 10th, 2008
A jail’s inmate population generally is directly proportionate to the percentage of racial and ethnic groups in the surrounding community, Kaufman said.“Illegal immigration in Eagle County is probably about a third, maybe a little bit more than a third,” he said. “I think that’s what you’re going to see here.”
Some illegal immigrants come from Eastern European countries, but most come from Mexico and Central and South America, Kaufman said.
On Thursday, out of 91 inmates being held in jails under the auspices of Eagle County, 30 were illegal immigrants. Twenty-four inmates were being held ie Chaffee County jail, and 67 were being held in the Eagle County jail. “*
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