Feds Review Prince William's Illegal Immigration Crackdown
posted 4:24 pm Fri December 14, 2007 - Woodbridge, Va.
They voted in October to require police officers to check the immigration status of people charged with crimes. The resolution also asks county agencies to look for ways to legally deny services to illegal immigrants.
Immigration Subcommitte chair Linda Chavez said Friday that the commission has concerns about the crackdown.
"I don't think the county did a very good job of gathering facts before they acted," said Chavez. "Our purpose here is to look at whether these new laws may in fact be causing discrimination."
Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart was invited to testify before the hearing in defense of the resolution.
"The measures we have taken are very reasonable," said Stewart. "They're very measured and I think they are going to be effective."
The commission plans to keep tabs on what happens in Prince William County, which is at the forefront nationally in the controversy over illegal immigration.
The commission will report on its findings at the end of 2008. It could recommend a Congressional investigation or other measures if it concludes the crackdown is leading to civil rights violations or discrimination.
Latest Comment on Feds Review Prince William's Illegal Immigration Crackdown
soyousay
10:31 am on 12/18/07
Many of those pro illegal immigration, including George Bush, say they can't possibly go after the illegal aliens because there are just too many of them. Yet they somehow don't have a problem going after taxpaying citizens and there are a lot more of them than there are illegal aliens. Every day Americans are killed (average of 24 @ day) by illegal aliens, and the federal government is complicit in each of these crimes, because it did not do the job we pay it to do, securing our borders and enforcing immigration law. Instead of "reviewing" PW County, the feds should be hanging their heads in shame.
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