It’s hard to be against booting sex offenders – of any stripe, legal or illegal – but this issue is going to roil Virginia in the coming months.

A recent law-enforcement operation in Virginia that will result in the deportation of at least 171 immigrant sex offenders — including some who came to the United States legally and have been out of prison for years — has spurred debate over whether the crackdown is fair and if other states should carry out similar sweeps.Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) last month announced that his office and state police had teamed up to help the federal government identify and deport the foreign-born sex offenders. Hundreds of others still are being evaluated and also could be removed from the country as a result of the state-led initiative, believed to be the first of its kind.

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