Article: Foreign-born inmates cost state millions each year.(City/Region)(Individuals known as "criminal aliens" make up 13 percent of Oregon's prison population)

Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard

The "criminal alien" population in Oregon's prisons grew by two Friday with the sentencing of two illegal immigrants to state prison for the shooting of a Springfield resident in April.

The two defendants - David Gonzalez-Ramirez, 21, and Augusto Lopez-Perez, 28 - will join at least 1,000 other illegal immigrant convicts in Oregon state prisons, foreign-born inmates the state calls "criminal aliens."

While all of the illegal immigrant convicts are destined for deportation after their prison terms, a combination of state, federal and international laws and policies makes them an economic burden on the Oregon Department of ...

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