Illegals get work permits for snitching

A newly revealed law enforcement policy allows illegal immigrants arrested during work-site raids to be released from jail and given work permits in exchange for their testimony against their employers, a House panel was informed Thursday, a tactic one lawmaker described as "de facto amnesty." ..... "Questionable enforcement practices such as these send a decidedly mixed message and effectively put illegal immigrants at the front of the employment line," said Rep. Harold Rogers of Kentucky, the ranking Republican on the subcommittee. ....