Another Virginia county targets illegal immigrants

[Neurotica]

From the Washington Post:

"The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution yesterday that would limit illegal immigrants' access to county services and penalize employers who hire them, becoming the second county in the region to adopt a hard-line position in the wake of Congress's failure to enact immigration reform.

One week after Prince William County officials took a similar step, Loudoun's supervisors voted unanimously for the resolution, which they said was necessary to stop blight and curb crime, especially on the county's border with Herndon and Fairfax County...

The resolution is similar to the one Prince William passed but more vague, with a plan to enact strict new policies after a more detailed discussion in September. It requires the county's staff to study which services can legally be denied to those who are in the country unlawfully and to look for ways to cut off business with employers that hire illegal workers. It also calls for the Loudoun sheriff's office to work more closely with federal immigration authorities to quickly deport criminals who do not have papers."

For the rest of the article --

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071700797.html?hpid=moreheadlines


I have so many concerns about this.

How are county staff members going to determine who is here legally and who is not?

Are people going to have to present "identity papers" to get a library card or receive other services? In my opinion, at first glance this presents a lot of the same problems as a national ID card.

County staff members would have to check the citizenship status of everyone -- otherwise, they would be conducting racial profiling.

BTW, the main sponsor of this resolution -- Eugene Delgaudio -- heads up a disgusting organization called Public Advocate of the United States.

[loyalkydem]

1. just like Hazelton

its only a matter of time before they get sued.

[bluestateguy]

2. This kind of stuff wouldn't happen if the Keystone Cops in the federal govt. would do their jobs

Local officials are not really qualified or trained to enforce such laws, but I understand their frustration as the federal government seems uninterested in seriously enforcing our immigration laws.