States urged to act on illegal aliens (Ohio Sheriff reads 'riot act' to Feds & Mexico)

The Washington Times ^ | June 10, 2007 | Jerry Seper

[2ndDivisionVet]

An Ohio sheriff who billed the federal government for the cost of jailing criminal aliens and asked Mexico to reimburse him in his fight against Mexican-based drug rings says the Senate's failure to pass an immigration-reform bill is reason enough for states to target illegal aliens themselves.

"It seems that maybe the 'silent majority' was heard after all by federal legislators," said Richard K. Jones, the sheriff of Butler County, Ohio. "No one I spoke with liked the feds' idea of watered-down immigration reform."

Sheriff Jones, who called on state officials last week to issue a "resolution of nonsupport" for the federal reform proposal, said the bill's demise means that Ohio -- and other states -- should enact legislation to deal with what he called a "continuing illegal-immigration crisis."

"Let's create stricter state laws to go after employers who hire persons who are in this state illegally," he said. "Also, let's make English the official language of the state. Those who live in Ohio should know our language. Taxpayers should not have to pay for interpreters in schools, and U.S. citizens living here shouldn't have to learn another language."

Sheriff Jones, along with state Rep. Courtney Combs, will call on House Speaker Jon Husted and Senate President Bill Harris to help enact legislation aimed at addressing illegal-immigration issues.

The sheriff said certain aspects of the immigration crisis cannot be dealt with at the state level -- such as sealing and securing the borders and eliminating amnesty for those present illegally -- but he said states can help themselves in seeking to lessen the problem.

[2ndDivisionVet]

We need more law enforcement officials like this man.

[mdittmar]

Now that’s a guy I could vote for.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just say NO to Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!

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[widowithfoursons]

Whoa! Let’s not let common sense break out; could give a few lawmakers whiplash.

[gas0linealley]

Way to go, Sheriff Jones. Hope you get the Legislature to give you the authority you need.

[operation clinton cleanup]

"Let's create stricter state laws to go after employers who hire persons who are in this state illegally," he said. "Also, let's make English the official language of the state. Those who live in Ohio should know our language. Taxpayers should not have to pay for interpreters in schools, and U.S. citizens living here shouldn't have to learn another language."

Thompson/Jones 2008!

[zacharycole]

I’ll take the opinion of someone on the front line any day over our legislative bureaucrats, who are accustomed to gated communities and private schools. This is the defining issue of our time.

[widowithfoursons]

It’s true. Do you know Cincinatus (sp) who established the Roman Republic? At that time the senators had to arrive barefoot to preside, and there were no perks, and they were term limited.

[grey_whiskers]

WE need to resurrect 'dual sovereignty' -- i.e. if both the state and the feds can go after someone for a PC crime like 'discrimination', then it stands to reason that the state can independently arrest and/or expel those who have no legal right to be within the country.

Cheers!

[willyd]

I visited my mom this afternoon and on her desk was a $35 check for the Republican Party...after a short conversation, she agreed to VOID the check but still send it in with the words “secure the border” in the notes section....great stuff....one proud son...

[carton253]

Before I read the article, I thought... that had to be my sheriff. And I was right.

[traumer]

Sheriff Jones for the President ‘08

[stainlessbanner]

bttt

[hershey]

Ahh, a breath of fresh air and common sense.

[EBH]

Wow...we need him as more than just the Sheriff!

[Tai_Chung]

I think politians (federal, state, and local) that say the same thing would be rewarded at the polls.

[R.W.Ratikal]

Governments always encourage population growth by immigration. Politicians see illegal aliens as potential voters. They will never give in to the demand of the people to protect the U.S. from the illegal alien invasion now taking place. Trust me on this one.

Our only hope is for local government, and private citizen groups like the Minutemen, to step in as this sheriff did, and enforce the laws.

[stevie_d_64]

Now he’s just being racist!!!

/sarcasm (no, really, I’m being sarcastic!)

[blam]

We don't need an Immigration Bill, we need a Deportation Bill.

[stevie_d_64]

The only problem with that is that over the years that the Minutemen and other private citizen groups who have taken up the time and risk in doing so...

Their efforts have been demonized by every facet of every group who supports the illegality and amnesty of such criminal acts as coming into this country illegally...

Including the President of the United States...

I guess it just goes to show that when the citizens rub the governments nose into the poo poo, they don’t like it...But instead of cleaning up the poo poo, the government just looks the other way and ignores it...Or they try to pass some policy that tells us the poo poo on the floor is somehow decorative and has function in our house...