States, local governments dealing with illegal-alien crisis.(Inside Track)(Brief article)

In the absence of proper federal immigration enforcement, state and local governments have been forced to take action. Escondido, California, in northern San Diego county, has long been a destination for many illegal aliens from Mexico. The police department there has begun "criminal alien" sweeps, in which officers identify illegal aliens with criminal records who have been previously deported but then returned. The city has also been using "public nuisance" ordinances in areas notorious for high illegal-alien population, citing residents for junk cars and graffiti. Maine, Oregon, and Michigan stopped issuing driver's licenses to illegal aliens, leaving only four states--Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington--that now allow illegal immigrants driving privileges.

The greater Los Angeles ...