Prince William County, VIRGINIA: Supervisors approve illegal alien resolution (But ICE says go pound sand, it will only accept 40 illegal aliens a month. Cut the rest loose.)

manassasjm.com

PRINCE WILLIAM, Virginia -- The Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution meant to crack down on illegal immigration, while about 400 people watched Tuesday afternoon.

More than 100 people spoke at the meeting at the McCoart Administration Center.

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Col. Skip Land, the superintendent of the Prince William-Manassas Regional jail, told the supervisors that ICE has said that it will accept into its system only 40 illegal immigrants a month.

Furthermore, Land said, ICE will only take those illegal immigrants who have been "convicted of a crime" or are the "worst of the worst."

The jail is overcrowded, but Land said he would not use that as a "cop out" to turn prisoners away.

Land also told the supervisors that not everyone who winds up with ICE paperwork is going to be deported.

Stirrup said he "would not accept ICE's position that they cannot process more individuals."

"I, in no way, accept that as an answer," Stirrup said.

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Posted by tyne at July 11, 2007