O.C. May Lose Millions For Jailing Illegal Immigrants

OCRegister ^ | May 11th 2009

[Steelfish]

MICHAEL GOULDING, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

O.C. may lose millions for jailing illegal immigrants President would cut program for jailing criminal illegal immigrants.

BY CINDY CARCAMO

President Barack Obama's plan to redirect federal funds to the southwest border could mean Orange County stands to lose nearly $6.5 million in funds to house illegal immigrants with criminal convictions – while the state could lose $110 million.

Local and state officials have joined members of Congress who are up in arms about Obama's announcement last week to kill a program that has provided about half a billion dollars in federal funds to states and local municipalities for the incarceration of illegal immigrants with criminal records.

"We expect that we are going to have to fight a battle that we are too familiar with fighting," said H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the state's Department of Finance.

About $400 million will still go to communities in fiscal year 2009 for the jailing of illegal immigrants who have been convicted of at least one felony or two misdemeanors. However, the $950 million authorized for fiscal year 2010 was scrapped by Obama's budget.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Some of that hope and change thingy.This could bite him in the ass.

[Jeb21]

Then O.C. shouldn’t jail them.

They should deport them immediately, and build the damn fence to keep them out!

[GOP Poet]

So he is saying he basically wants illegal immigrant criminals let go. This man is definitely an enemy of the USA. How again did a harden enemy of our own country become president of it and who voted for him? This answer ladies and gents is the answer to the end of the United States of America if we do not stand up by calling every political representative possible and doing whatever it takes to not stand for the take over of our country by criminals, jihadists, and commies.

[CurlyDave]

If Orange County contracted out the jailing to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the cost would be minimal, and the illegals would start going back to Mexico.

[GOP Poet]

Maybe they could give them all a one way ticket to Washington DC. Let that place deal with their criminal behavior.

[matthew fuller]

"Maybe they could give them all a one way ticket to Washington DC. Let that place deal with their criminal behavior."

I disagree, washington d.c. doesn't deserve that- send them to Chicago. They DO deserve them.

[cameraeye]

Load them on a bus and drop them off on 14th Street in D.C.
Problem solved!

[Joe Boucher]

ignorant “magic negro”.

[MarkL]

I’ve got a really simple solution...

Load them up on a bus. Drive them to Washington, DC.

Drop them off in front of the White House and the Capital building.

Hand them a crisp $20 bill and tell them “have a nice day. You’re THEIR problem now...”

Mark

[zeugma]

The solution is simple. Give them all one-way tickets to D.C.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Sir Gawain]

Move them to the White House lawn.

[SwinneySwitch]

Kalefornia is broken!