Posted on 08/22/2007 6:41:34 AM PDT by chambley1
Fairfax - Calling Prince William County’s proposal on illegal immigrants political posturing and unworkable, Fairfax County Chairman Gerald Connolly fired back at Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart this week over Stewart’s criticism of Fairfax’s handling of immigration issues.
Stewart said Fairfax County must take action for the region to effectively curb illegal immigration. Prince William passed a controversial resolution directing police to check the status of crime suspects when there is probable cause to believe they are illegal immigrants.
That approach, Connolly said, is hardly effective.
“What, pray tell, constitutes probable cause? Is it how someone looks? Is it their accent? Is it what they’re wearing?” he asked. “That sounds like profiling, and I don’t know how they’re going to get over that.”
Appearance and speech will not factor into immigration checks, Stewart said Tuesday.
“It must be done without racial profiling,” Stewart said. “The way we are going to do that is with a standardized probable cause that has nothing to do with race, ethnicity or language.”
Failure to produce a driver’s license during a criminal investigation may result in an automatic immigration check, for example, Stewart said.
Even if Prince William surmounts what Connolly calls “the hurdle of probable cause,” the problem remains of what to do with illegal immigrants when they are in custody, as jail overcrowding and limits on how many people can be deported are problems, he said.
The federal government has said 40 people is the most it can process each month, well below the number Prince William County administrators estimate they could deliver to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on a monthly basis.
Joining together will force ICE to adapt and expand federal enforcement efforts, Stewart said.
“It’s very difficult to get something done in Northern Virginia without the cooperation of Fairfax County,” he said, adding, “We’re going to address illegal immigration because it has become a serious threat to the quality of life in Prince William County.”
The Prince William County staff will present an update on the measure Sept. 18.
In a word....YES
Sometimes profiling is right on the money.
Consider the source. Gerald Connolly is an extremely liberal Democrats and has been known to skirt the law. He is a hypocrite and a liar.
Chambley1, did you see:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070700966.html
Hope some Freeps remind Tom Davis today.
Fairfax County = Safe haven
See link at post 5. He is certainly walking a fine line. Why else would SAIC have hired him?
You mean someone wants to deport MS-13 from NOVA? Could it possibly be that these criminals are starting...*gasp*...wear out their welcome?
Since when did accent not become grounds for guessing whether or not someone was here legally or illegally? It seems pretty clear to me.
And I say that as someone whose girlfriend has an accent. You can tell she ain’t from around here pretty easily. ;)
Herndon = El Ciudad Hernandez
How about we clap a bomb necklace to each illegal’s throat we catch. We set the timer to go off in 1 month. We tell the illegal that the necklace will be removed in Nogales or Nuevo Laredo. They will deoprt themselves.
Do you agree with Fairfax County Chairman Gerald Connolly who disagrees with Prince William County's immigration plan?
Yes 20%
No 80%
Fairfax shouldn't meddle in Prince William County 0%
Not in fairfax. Apparently they don’t mind when their citizens are attacked with Machete’s.
Virginia ping
You bet, dingleberry!
If somebody's wearing Mexican gang colors, doesn't speak English, and doesn't have a Green Card, that, sir, is what you call "probable cause!"
WTF!
Obviously, Connolly is feeling the pressure from Fairfax County do deal with the inevitable, if not alreay occurring influx of illegals not longer “welcomed” in neighboring PW and Loudon Counties.
How is it said? An easy way to make your opponents stronger is to make yourself weaker.
His fix is not to abopt the same standards but to go after the other counties’ standards.
Voted.
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