"North Carolina Assembly Approves Measure Against Undocumented (sic) People" (TRANSLATION)

Original Spanish Title: ("Asamblea de Carolina del Norte Aprueba Medida Contra Indocumentados ")

Charlotte, N.C.(EFE) – The Legislature of the State of North Carolina has now passed a law that authorizes local authorities to verify the migratory status of immigrants who are stopped, and also directs how to handle them.

Up until now, only agents of the local law enforcement who had been cooperating with the federal program 287(g) of the (HOIST) program had the ability to do that.

The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a law in July, 28th, and then in the Senate yesterday. It means the measure is now sent to the desk of Governor Michael Easley for his ratification, and then the enforcement of the measure will begin with vigor from January 1, 2008.

The law stipulates that allows the verification of the immigration status of people who are arrested and then transferred in the state who committed a serious crime, or for drunk driving in the state. The law is SB-229, approved by the state legislature. They can find out now if the person is a legal resident or not, a documented person or not . . .

Until now, in North Carolina, the cooperation of the HOIST program has been in Mecklenburgh, to which belong Charlotte, Gastonia and Alamance, whereas the Johnsons, Catawba and Cabarrus Counties are waiting for HOISTS approval to integrate themselves with the federal law.

Ever since Mecklenburg started it’s participation in the 287 (g) program, in April of 2006, three thousand undocumented (sic) people have been arrested, and nearly 2,000 were deported with the remaining being processed.

Marisol Jimenez, legal director for the Hispanic organization “El Pueblo”, located in Raleigh told EFE news that this new measurement is very worrisome to the immigrant (sic) community. "This is spreading fast, quickly on the local and state levels, but it gives us no mercy, and apparently is not going to let us do anything," decried Jimenez."

Here Marisol is in a recent interview. Just listen to her blubbering on and on about the rights of crimmigrants dissipating before her bleeding heart liberal eyes.

GOOD! is what I say. ABOUT TIME! is what I say:

"What are you hearing from people in North Carolina about this bill overall?

There's a lot of turmoil about how to move forward. There's a desperate need for relief in our community. Deportations and raids have been escalating every month. People in local immigrant communities are afraid of leaving their homes. They're afraid of their local police. They're losing their family members. They're going to court for a traffic ticket and the next thing you know, they're going through deportation.

Are there any communities in the state that are particularly hard-hit?

Yes. The workers at Smithfield, a number of them were picked up. And the Mecklenberg County sheriff's department is the first county in North Carolina to enter into a partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. That means they are actively involved in the deportation of undocumented immigrants in that county; more than 1,000 have been charged or deported so far."

Here is ONE Congressperson who has it RIGHT. The local Congresswoman for Mecklenburgh County where this illegal alien nonsense is being stopped!

"Let me be clear...The catch and release games illegal aliens have been playing are over! If you are an illegal alien in Mecklenburg County, and are caught by the local sheriff's office you will be identified, fingerprinted, booked, and detained. No longer will you be released back into the public...No longer will you slip thru the cracks....No longer will we allow you to make a mockery of America's legal immigration system. This program has never been done in North Carolina before. In fact, we are the first state this side of the Mississippi to take on this responsibility. And it's high time...We are overrun with illegal aliens. It is estimated that 300,000 illegals live in North Carolina. Let's quit justifying their right to be here…Let's stop turning a blind eye…No one has a right to be in our country illegally. No one! An illegal alien... is illegal. He is breaking the law. Let's identify him…..Detain him…. Then send him home."

Internal information has been obtained, from within the BOWELS of the North Carolina illegal alien-support outfit called "El Pueblo". I am happy to share with all here on FR.

This was in the form of a very recent alert to their membership, with concerns.

As you can see, they candidly confess that they are outgunned and losing ground, that they cannot seem hold their positions. It is a bit comical, if not instructive, and should help the good guys go after more states and counties to energize them against illegal immigration, as it shows we have the upper hand:

Text of Alert:

"NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUSHES LOCAL SHERIFFS TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAW IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES --The NC General Assembly has been in session all weekend and they are trying to wrap up this week. This is a really hectic time at the NCGA when all types of bills and budget items appear out of nowhere and are pushed through very quickly. Two things appeared that are immigrant-related in 1) the budget and 2) the House calendar. --The Budget -- This weekend, the NC Senate and House approved $750,000 in the state budget for the NC Sheriff's Association to be distributed as mini-grants in select, undetermined counties. These mini-grants will be used to provide technical assistance and support to county sheriff's departments that want to apply for the 287(g) program. The 287(g) program allows Sheriff's Departments to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to do the work of immigration enforcement in local communities. They have stated their intention to seek more funds in the year to come to continue expanding 287(g). Late Monday night, the budget was approved was signed by the Governor on Tuesday. There was no room for amendments to the budget bill, there was no debate on the 287g money, and it was a done deal by the time I got to the legislature. -- The Bill-- Also on Saturday, Senate Bill 229 was put on the House Calendar. Originally, this bill was "an act to add an aggravating factor in capital murder cases that the defendant knowingly violated a domestic violence protective order." It passed the Senate and was sent to the House Judiciary I Committee. On Friday, July 27th, the entire contents of the bill were replaced by a House Committee Substitute with permission from the primary sponsor of the original bill-a Senate Democrat. The bill is now "an act to determine the nationality and immigration status of persons jailed on felony or driving while impaired charges." -- El Pueblo has been lobbying on this issue ever since we first found out about it on Saturday. We have been trying to find ways to kill the bill while at the same time suggesting the following ways to minimize the harm done within the proposal. In the end, each of our recommendations was removed and it passed out of committee. This bill went to the House floor for a vote on Wednesday afternoon and passed 109-1. The only no vote came from Representative Paul Luebke (D-Durham). It was sent to the Senate for their concurrence, passed and now sent to the Governor in order to sign it into law. "

They're going to court for a traffic ticket and the next thing you know, they're going through deportation.

This is the best way to go about it, IMO. Mass deportation will never gain the support of politicians who crumple when called xenophobes, but picking up and deporting potential vehicular murderers is something they can easily justify, given the horrendous death-by-illegal hit and runs we see on a daily basis.

Better to protect the public, and save the taxpayers the cost of incarcerating these people, before the worst happens.

If that makes the rest of them unable to drive, and "afraid to come out of their homes," then at the very least the roads will be safer, and sooner or later (barring federal shamnesty and judicial overreach) we'll see a gradual attrition back across the border -- depending on how many states have the courage to stand up for their legal citizens.

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