Hundreds Held on Immigration Charges Under New Program
posted 2:50 pm Tue February 05, 2008 - Manassas, Va.
Only 40 people a month were originally expected to be detained under a program allowing police to check the immigration status of inmates no matter what charges they face. But figures compiled by the jail's interim superintendent, Major Peter Meletis, show the program has averaged 73 inmates a month since September.
That will push the cost of the program to $1.36 million this year, including the price of keeping prisoners in other jails each month due to overcrowding and paying extra overtime for deputies trained to check residency status.
Prince William County law enforcement agents say they still need more money to house illegal immigrants and hood-mounted cameras to prove that officers are not profiling.
But Chairman Corey Stewart tells The (Washington) Examiner that the numbers show the program is a success, and that the extra costs are justified.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner
Latest Comment on Hundreds Held on Immigration Charges Under New Program
Kaelinda
1:18 pm on 02/05/08
Only 400? I should have thought it would be many more! There are still too many illegals running around in the country. Illegals are clever in one respect, though... they expend more energy to learn English because they don't want to be suspected of being illegal... and we're not quite as suspicious of people who bother to learn our language. (I wonder if that's true of all nations or if it is just American arrogance?)
The problem is that their jobs will be waiting for them when they come back - and they WILL come back. One of the things illegals love about America is that it is so easy to rip off, so you can bet they'll be back again and again to take part in the American Dream.
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