Except our tax dollars would have to cover the medical bills and no doubt the injured would sue and take any settlement back to Mexico without paying their bills.

I think the illegals think they won, there were over 25 day laborers squatting and standing at the Coverstone 7-11 this morning at 7:30

Monetary contributions should be sent to:
Prince William CountyDirector of Finance1
County Complex Court
Woodbridge VA 22192

Checks should be made payable to “Prince William County” and should
clearly state that the donation is for legal expenditures and/or enforcement expenditures related to illegal immigration. Cash donations can be accepted, but we will need to provide the donor a receipt, which necessitates the donor coming into the McCoart Building. So checks are preferred. To this point, we have not had a business need to accept credit card donations, so at least in the short term a check is the most expedient method for us to deal with donations.

The Finance Department will track all donations/contributions, including the donor’s name and address, and segregate the contributions in the accounting records. Donations must be formally accepted by the BOCS at a regular meeting. Obviously the frequency of BOCS action to accept donations depends on the number and dollar volume of contributions. Contact Steve Ferlotti at ext 7459 if you or your staff has anyquestions.

The Criminal Alien Unit was staffed in October as part of the BIG resolution. The 09 budget includes a commentary on them, it funds them again in 09. When they were added in October it was only for this fiscal year which ends in June. To keep paying them, they had to add money for the future.

Just business as usual at the ‘ol PWPD, and the officers from the Illegal Criminal Alien unit got their old jobs back.

Watch as the number of arrests and deportations decline over the next couple of months.

Now, I concede that if there is no rule that says an officer HAS to do something that he will - that’s human nature. We get by doing the minimum. But, in terms of how they wrote it, I don’t see 8 USC 1373 being used as a wedge.

Either way, if a person is only being questioned (consenual encounter) the person can simply walk away without answering any questions. Which I would fight against changing as this impacts lawful gun owners in Virginia that choose to carry openly.

“Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, a Federal, State, or local government entity or official may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.”

And this would not apply to a police officer in regards to an interaction with someone who might be an illegal alien? Nice try. Deane cannot legally tell his officers they may not check a suspects’ immigration status under any circumstances.

Since they’re saying legally to a LEO, we will not restrict you from asking if you feel that you need to or want to ask about legal status and you can report that to whomever but we will not require it.

If they put in a resolution that directs a LEO to NOT ever ask that would be in violation. But, saying that it’s not required but we won’t stop you can be argued as being in full compliance.

The Founders believed that the right to be armed was because standing armies were seen as dangerous to a republic; for self-defense and preservation and to rebel against a government that went against the will of the people (the powers of the government granted by the consent of those governed).

The SCOTUS ruling for the Indiana law has a negligle effect in Virginia since no ID is required to vote in Virginia. A person can Affirm thier identity and vote. An ID should not be required to perform all the various little things we do on a daily basis. We live in America not the Peoples Repulic of China.

When people say that they WANT the police to have more powers or to require people to show IDs to do things as simple as enter a federal building (that building is owned by me, the taxpayer) they are giving up their rights and providing the government with more powers.

I agree that we need to manage the immigration issue and do so in a way that doesn’t violate the law (federal and state) but doing so by losing rights or giving them up is unacceptible. As Americans we should fight against any attempt to have our law enforcement officers force persons to identify themselves. I say again, we live in the USA not Cold War Russia.

Saying that not all people are honest are law abiding doesn’t really say anything. In our system of law, all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty.

REAL ID is a smack across the face of every American. An ID card will never, ever stop an act of terrorism as that ID has to be interpreted by a person and that person can always make a mistake.

Welcome to the changed world after 9/11. By the way, public safety was always paramount in the eyes of the Founding Fathers. Do you remember the amendment that gives us a right to bear arms?

Also real ID will take effect real soon. All states have to comply. You will not be able to get into a government building unless you have a valid ID. Also the Supreme Court upheld Indianna law on voter ID.

You would have to agree that not all people are honest and law abiding.

From Prince William County. I refuse to live in the Peoples Republik of Maryland nor will I work there.

However, it’s uncomfortable to hear that so many people that claim to be ‘conservative’ are ok with the idea of the government or agents of the government (police) checking ID’s randomly. That flies in the face of what the Founders wanted for this nation.

Did you say you are from Prince Georges County Maryland? Big difference between Maryland and Virginia.

Check out Greg’s latest thread that will help you.

Anchor Baby,

There are still loitering laws on the books. It also looks like the General Assembly has strengthen those laws this past session.