Posted on 03/01/2008 5:57:33 AM PST by georgiabelle
A proposal that would allow police to seize vehicles from illegal immigrants could help remove egregious drivers from the roads, some metro police say.
"I think it has the possibility of being a good thing," said DeKalb County Police Department spokesman Officer J.T. Ware. The seizure powers might be best used to focus on habitual traffic offenders, he said.
The proposed law, House Bill 978, was approved by the state House of representatives this week. It still must pass the senate. The measure would allow police to seize cars of illegal immigrants who are involved in accidents or violate traffic laws.
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Hope this spreads to Alabama.
Kudos to Georgia...sure are acting more pro-American towards the illegal alien problem than Florida is right now...
“Some” Atlanta police? Are the others in open revolt against the local government?
As a practical matter this will turn into a subsidy of, if not a civil right, for illegal aliens.
Sorry, but does anyone here really think that vehicle seizures have anything to do with anything but profit for the seizers?
I get what you mean, but “subsidy” is not the word you’re looking for.
This law would have come in handy when an illegal driving a construction company van hit my daughter’s car. If the company lost the van and all the tools, maybe they would think twice about hiring illegals in the first place.
now to that list, the fence could become irrelevant if we add:
seize drugs
seize pets
seize pension
seize money
seize stocks & bonds
seize id cards, licenses, etc
seize boats
seize homes
seize ....see the pattern!
Maybe the others need their illegal familia to have rides to get to work and send denero back to Mamasita.
Yeah, subsidy. Taxpayers will pay to haul away the wreck.
I can't imagine how anyone can think the towing of an operable motor vehicle as a function of law enforcement is a "subsidy" because an illegal alien may purchase the vehicle later.
I missed the part where they send them back to their country of origin. Fine, take their cars, but send them back to where they belong. The authorities may take their car, “if they do something illegal”. If we have any remaining sovereignty or a scintilla of respect for our own laws, they are already doing something illegal by being here.
We have been sold out, pure and simple. Whatever segment of the population wasn’t ignorant, was apathetic. What it means is 20-30 million more citizens that were above the law and could not be burdened with process or rule of law. Then, the rush for the border with 20-30 million more pouring across unsecured borders. Then the fit will hit the shan, but you can’t turn back time. The avalanche started years ago and many ignored it because they weren’t being buried and lacked the foresight to imagine a day when they would.
As you stated, at least Georgia is trying but I think we need to demand that our leaders do more than “try” and quit playing footsies with illegal invaders.
Because, otherwise, the illegal alien would have to pay to tow his own car away. Not likely you are going to get him to pay to tow YOUR car away eh?!
Not only should they seize their illegally driven vehicles, they should auction them off and use the proceeds to pay for a one way bus or plane ride from which they came.
Here in California we have strict smog standards for our cars. If a car can’t pass the smog test you can’t renew your registration or sell it, it becomes near useless. The Invaders buy them up, get counterfeit registration and the cars are disposable.
This must be a good law because Archbishop Gregory and Bishop Boland oppose it!
These 2 clergy are strong proponents of protecting illegal aliens who commit violation of the laws!
I am all for it if they are illegal and have false documents on them.
Not exactly ~ the Commonwealth of Virginia classifies it as an Urban County, which is the same as being a city but the state builds and maintains the roads and sidewalks (a peculiarity of this state and Hawaii).
If I get up on my rooftop I can actually see the United States Capitol Dome.
Can you?
In Denver they just steal what they want.
When it dies or is otherwise lost, go steal another.
And that is disregarding the benefit to society of having the car impounded in the first place.
Why you could go 90 MPH without fear!
Nobody sells those for anything but scrap.
That’s another “if.” Care to add more?
NO “if” there at all. There are so many illegals around there are hardly enough beater cars for them. Lot of them in this area ride bicycles.
It got towed, and maybe even cleaned up a bit ~ and never underestimate the ability of an illegal alien to fix up a worthless beater car so that it runs ~ kinda.
If we aren’t going to deport them, than sieze everything they got. They will leave soon enough if we keep at it. What we sieze (proceeds of a crime called illegal immigration!) it pays something back.
I got a better idea. Seize the illegals just long enough to deport them.
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Foreign nationals (which is what illegal aliens are) are not prevented from owning anything in the US. In order to seize their property, they would have to be charged with a crime, and tried. They are street legal if they have a Mexican Drivers License. No license? Well they can be tried for that and the car would remain forfeit, since as illegals they can't get one, hopefully. I don't believe the states can try them for illegal entry ... or punish them for it. That's a Fed job ... which they won't do.
Seizing their automobiles is probably only really legal if the vehicle is held as bond, pending trial and a guilty verdict for something.
This is a bit of a legal thicket ... brought about by the Federal Government's refusal to enforce the law and guard our borders. Illegal entry is a misdemeanor and a Federal Offense.
Let the Feds start trying them for illegal entry. Deport them when caught. Let them take their cars back to Mexico, or wherever. They can drive home.
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