"It's Official: English -- Spotsylvania Co. Also Joining New Coalition" (VIRGINIA)

The Free Lance Star (Virginia) ^ | 12 September 2007 | Dan Telvock

[AmericanInTokyo]

Spotsylvania (Virginia) supervisors vote to make English the official language of the county BY DAN TELVOCK

Date published: 9/12/2007

BY DAN TELVOCK

Spotsylvania (VA) supervisors passed resolutions last night to recognize English as the county's official language and to join a coalition of governments that will study legislative solutions to illegal immigration.

Spotsylvania Supervisor Chris Yakabouski, who is running for the state senate against Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania), brought forward both resolutions, which passed on 7-0 votes. Supervisors met later in closed session to get advice from legal counsel "on issues affecting local regulations on illegal immigration."

The coalition resolution states illegal immigrants "may cause an increased burden on county-provided services, increased cost to the county and a potential increase in crime rates."

The Culpeper Board of Supervisors initiated the coalition. Spotsylvania is the first to join among nine other counties, three towns and two city governments that have been invited, said Culpeper County Administrator Frank Bossio. The coalition will brainstorm and then recommend legislative solutions to the General Assembly's commission studying illegal immigration.

Supervisor Hap Connors had added to the coalition resolution that the state government reimburse localities for the management and law enforcement costs "incurred by mandates from the General Assembly and as a result of the failure of both the Federal and State government to adequately address this issue."

"I do agree with you," Yakabouski told Connors. "This is another place where we have to take a leadership role and do what we can. I hope more localities will join with us in tackling this issue."

The resolution making English the official language, which is already state law, is largely a political statement. The resolution states that no county agency is required by law to provide translators or information and documents that are in any other language but English.

Dan Telvock: 540/374-5438 Email: dtelvock@freelancestar.com

[AmericanInTokyo]

Local-based movement still spreading nationwide, folks. Doing the work the Federal Government won't do.

This one was a slam-dunk, double-whammy.

Make ENGLISH the official language so taxpayer funds cannot be used to produce government documents.

Also, beginning work to crack down on illegal aliens in the area, in line with other counties in Virginia rapidly going this route.

Get 'er done.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Ping!

[Uriah_lost]

Federalism at work. I like to think of it as a “trickle up effect”.

[Niteflyr]

The resolution making English the official language, which is already state law, is largely a political statement.

Might be largely political...but it's a statement that needs to be made...often as possible....none the less.....

[AmericanInTokyo]

Yep!

You set a prairie fire under them with a few matches, pretty soon, the elephants (and some jackasses) get the point and scramble.

Yes. Let us hope D.C. gets the message that flyover country has JUST ABOUT had it and is on the verge of full-scale grassroots rebellion against gated-community America who have all but engineered this illegal alient plague on so many of us throughout the USA, in so many towns and villages--all the while these do-nothing leaders had a "What? ME worry?!" look on their privileged faces while our country went to hell in a handbasket on their watch.

[OneHun]

Good move!  No more official print materials in all kind of languages paid by US citizens.

 

[AmericanInTokyo]

Yes. And they are powerless to stop it. he he he

[nonliberalyouth]

Further proof that local/state governments are more competent than the federal government.

[AmericanInTokyo]

It is taking on the average of one month between Initial Idea on the one hand, and Direct Adminstrative or Legislative ACTION on the other, on the local level, it seems.

[freekitty]

Great. Speak Up America. All our rotten government will do steal and spend our money.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Angelica Fuentes counters that most illegal immigrants are hard-working people who give more than they take. Fuentes, 25, came to the USA illegally from Guatemala two years ago and participated in the Prince William boycott. "We have to say something, because we are getting frustrated," she says. "Things are getting worse for us. In the past, you could get a driver's license, you could get an apartment, you could get a job. Now, you can't." Fuentes has nine brothers and sisters in the USA, four of them here legally. Some live in Los Angeles, some in Prince William. All of her Virginia relatives joined the boycott, says Fuentes, who works at a printing shop six days a week. Thinking about her future in the United States, she starts to cry. "I am so depressed about the situation that I don't feel human, sometimes," she says. "They are right that we are not legal. We are wrong. But we are stealing nothing. We work so hard. They need us."

...Anybody cry a tear out there?? /sarc

[freekitty]

No way. They are criminals and they need to go home.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Not without a fight. My prediction? Many of them will try to arm and try violence once they realize that they are NOT going to get what they agitate for, in their sheer audacity.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Dear “miz” illegal-invader Fuentes: My heart bleeds peanut butter, baby! Boo-effing-hoo! Get the hell out and immigrate l-e-g-a-l-l-y by following the l-a-w and waitn your turn in line like legal immigrants (who we want).

[AmericanInTokyo]

Ditto and bump!

[gubamyster]

ping

[oneamericanvoice]

KUDOS TO SPOTSYLVANIA!!!! Making english the official language one county at a time!!! On another note, regarding Hurricane Humberto. One more illegal coming ashore....

[stephenjohnbanker]

B U M P

[rabscuttle385]

Spotsylvania is the first to join among nine other counties, three towns and two city governments that have been invited, said Culpeper County Administrator Frank Bossio.

Who else got invited?

Loudoun, Prince William, Manassas/Manassas Park?

The fact that the Spotsy resolutions passed unanimously says something: folks are tired of seeing illegals making demands while shoving Mexican flags in the faces of Americans.

[dearolddad]

...Anybody cry a tear out there?? /sarc

I'm so broken up I don't know if I will have a cold beer or a glass of wine.