Posted on 11/14/2007 8:01:34 AM PST by RDTF
RICHMOND, Nov. 13 -- The Virginia Crime Commission called on the General Assembly on Tuesday to ask Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) to require state troopers to help federal authorities detain and deport illegal immigrants.
The commission's recommendation, one of a series of actions it took Tuesday related to illegal immigration, will put pressure on Kaine and the newly elected Senate Democratic majority to take up an issue that split state lawmakers during the fall campaign and caused local governments such as Prince William County's to enact their own measures.
According to a recent Washington Post poll, an overwhelming majority of Virginians want the state and local governments to do more about illegal immigration. Eight in 10 state residents said they would support a measure requiring local police to check the immigration status of people they suspect of a crime and think may be undocumented.
Prince William County police officers soon will check the immigration status of anyone suspected of breaking the law, whether for speeding or shoplifting, if they believe that person is in the country illegally.
The 13-member Crime Commission, which is dominated by Republicans, was more guarded, recommending that state police limit their checks of immigration status to people suspected of committing violent, drug-related or gang-related crimes.
"Everybody who is arrested for being drunk in public, there's not enough money in the federal government to put a detainer on that person, pay for a place to stay and then deport them. Practically, that's not possible," said Del. David B. Albo (R-Fairfax), chairman of the commission, a criminal justice agency that advises lawmakers on public safety issues. "We are looking to create a system by which the people who are arrested for certain crimes are guaranteed to be deported."
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va.cops are far to busy writing speeding tickets to have time for minor stuff like this.
The other two are illegals anyway.
Should be the other way around though.
The Republicans more or less LOST control of the Virginia Senate because of that piece of stupidity.
Kaine here, seems to want to "one up" the Republicans though. Or maybe the man doesn't want to give up his bedwarmers and lawnboys.
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