Last year , Obama administration announced a relaxed policy on deporting illegal immigrants . The new policy was to deport them after they served their sentence and paid fines for being in the country illegally. Obama had already put in so much effort to show that he was tough on illegal immigration , just like all Democratic presidents or presidential candidates have to do because they 're perceived by some voters as soft on border security in the same way that in the 1970s they were seen as soft on national security . He says administration gave impression more people would be allowed to stay . Navarrette : Focus was supposed to be on deporting aliens who are involved in crime .
Last year , Obama administration announced a relaxed policy on deporting illegal immigrants . The new policy was to deport them after they served their sentence and paid fines for being in the country illegally. He says administration gave impression more people would be allowed to stay . Navarrette : Focus was supposed to be on deporting aliens who are involved in crime .