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    NC County Immigration enforcement proposal divisive?

    Taylor’s plan to crack down on illegals draws applause, condemnation

    by Adam Behsudi, ABEHSUDI@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
    published July 15, 2006 12:15 am

    ASHEVILLE — A proposal to crack down on illegal immigrants in Western North Carolina drew praise and criticism Friday.

    Under a plan being touted by U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor, R-Brevard, local law enforcement would get training to carry out the deportation powers of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents.

    They would be allowed to identify, process and detain illegal immigrants through regular law enforcement arrests, such as traffic and drug violations. But local law enforcement would not be authorized to carry out sweeps for illegal immigrants.

    “This is a wonderful step forward to have an impact on the drug trafficking going on in Hendersonville,” Henderson County Sheriff’s Captain Rick Davis said.

    Davis said the plan would not draw law enforcement away from police work in other areas. Local law enforcement would be trained in immigration and civil rights laws by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

    Similar initiatives exist elsewhere. Taylor has touted his plan as a regional one, saying it would involve Henderson, Buncombe, Polk, Rutherford, Madison, McDowell, Transylvania and Yancey counties.

    Asheville-based Hispanic advocate Edna Campos criticized the proposal as “grandstanding.”

    “We already have laws on the books to enforce current immigration,” she said. “What he’s doing right now is just an election year tactic.”

    She said local power to initiate deportations would “create an atmosphere of fear among not only the Latino community but also the Anglo community.”

    Davis said Henderson County would not be charged for deputy training and the county would be reimbursed for jail expenses to hold illegal immigrants waiting for deportation hearings.

    In a statement Friday, Taylor said the program’s cost “is minimal right now” because it is already part of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency budget.

    Taylor said he would work with the House Appropriations Committee to secure more money for local agencies should they need additional equipment or “to offset the work officers are spending processing illegals.”

    Contact Adam Behsudi at 828-232-5962 or via e-mail at abehsudi@ashevill.gannett.com.

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    I don't have an article to post, as I heard it on the radio this morning, but, Asheville city councilman Carl Mumpower, says they need to stop talking about illegal immigration and do something about it. Mumpower says he has a plan to crack down on employers of illegal aliens and will present it at the next city council meeting.

    Looks like events are moving in the right direction here in Western North Carolina.
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    A proposal to crack down on illegal immigrants in Western North Carolina drew praise and criticism Friday.
    Yeah, and I'll bet the praise far outnumbers the criticisms! Of course that is something you'll never hear in the news media.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WavTek
    I don't have an article to post, as I heard it on the radio this morning, but, Asheville city councilman Carl Mumpower, says they need to stop talking about illegal immigration and do something about it. Mumpower says he has a plan to crack down on employers of illegal aliens and will present it at the next city council meeting.

    Looks like events are moving in the right direction here in Western North Carolina.
    Good news WavTek!

    Friends in Asheville and Hendersonville have had about all they can take.
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    Rep. Taylor announces regional alliance to streamline deportation of illegal aliens

    Western North Carolina Representative Charles Taylor announced today that the Eleventh District of North Carolina will become the first area in the nation to undertake a regional approach to the arrest and deportation of illegal aliens. Taylor recently met with a group of local law enforcement officers from counties across the district and officers from the ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) program about the establishment of the Delegation of Authority Program under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and

    Naturalization Act. The 287(g) program utilizes federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to train and work with local law enforcement, to give them the tools to enforce deportation laws and guidelines. North Carolina currently has the 8th largest illegal alien population in the country. The state experienced a 58.1% increase in its foreign-born population just between the years of 2000 and 2005. This was one of the largest percentage increases in the country for that time period.

    "A concerted effort to secure our borders must be the foundation for any comprehensive immigration reform," said Taylor, "but we must also act quickly

    when illegal aliens who have broken our laws are arrested. This regional approach will help get the people who ignore our laws out of the country more quickly. "

    Rep. Taylor met with law enforcement officers from across the district and ICE officers for advice in developing the regional Delegation of Authority Program. The officers told Rep. Taylor that their situation is dire, as many do not have the resources or training to combat the growing problem with illegal aliens. The Eleventh District of North Carolina is a large rural area consisting of the western-most fifteen counties of the state. Because of Western North Carolina's unique challenges in the fight against illegal immigration, Rep. Taylor said participation in the 287(g) program is a positive step in the right direction.

    The eight county pilot program being established for Western North Carolina includes the counties of Henderson, Buncombe, Polk, Rutherford, Madison, McDowell, Transylvania and Yancey - those most closely located near federal immigration control resources in Charlotte. Rutherford County Sheriff Philip Byers said, "This

    will allow us to enforce the laws that are already on the books. We welcome legal immigrants but want to deal with those who break the laws to get here and especially those who sell drugs, drive without licenses and commit other crimes while here. We're proud that Congressman Taylor has Western North Carolina law enforcement on the cutting edge of this issue."

    Once the regional program in the initial eight counties is established, the other seven counties in the Eleventh District will be phased into the program.

    "The cooperation demonstrated by the sheriffs and law enforcement officers in Western North Carolina to help combat this problem is incredible," said Rep. Taylor. "I will work with them and in Congress to help make this first regional program of its kind a success.Rep. Taylor has been at the forefront of Congressional efforts to reform the countries immigration laws. He has introduced a three-point plan in the House of Representatives that includes: securing the nation's borders; establishing a rapid visa program to allow companies to quickly bring needed workers into the country in a legal manner; and, rejecting amnesty for the 12 to 20 million people who are here illegally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WavTek
    I don't have an article to post, as I heard it on the radio this morning, but, Asheville city councilman Carl Mumpower, says they need to stop talking about illegal immigration and do something about it. Mumpower says he has a plan to crack down on employers of illegal aliens and will present it at the next city council meeting.

    Looks like events are moving in the right direction here in Western North Carolina.
    The article about that is on the homepage.

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    as a new resident of the State all I have to say is Hurra!!!! about time let's do it , ship them all out!!!!
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