Thread: The Culpeper County, VA Coalition

The Culpeper County, VA Coalition
By Greg L | 14 September 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 6 Comments
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Culpeper County officials are trying to put together a coalition of localities in Virginia which will join together in calling for effective state-wide initiatives to combat illegal immigration. According to today’s Washington Times (http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 40068/1001 ), the first issue to be tackled is calling for the enrollment of the Commonwealth in the Section 287(g) Program by the State Police, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and Department of Corrections. It’s a great issue to start with.

The coalition is being formed now that Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, a Democrat, has rejected requests for Virginia to create a statewide partnership with federal immigration officials that would allow state agencies to identify illegal aliens and begin deportation procedures. The partnership would have included the state police, the state Department of Corrections and the state Department of Motor Vehicles.

Nineteen localities have already expressed an interest in participating in this coalition, and nine have signed on. This could have an impact in the General Assembly in those cases where a locality would participate in this coalition, but their state representatives have been reluctant to support meaningful legislative action that might reduce the number of illegal aliens within the Commonwealth. Just a few better votes in the Virginia Senate could make a huge difference in determining how much legislation that had been stonewalled in Senate committees might actually make it to the Governor’s desk.

This effort is going to be the most effective if localities can establish grassroots advocacy organizations working on this issue in concert with the participation of localities in this coalition. While having local leaders advocating for policy reform in Richmond will make a big difference, if each of these leaders can be at the front of a large and growing army of constituents who are demanding action right behind them, the political pressure will be unbearable for the “ostrich caucusâ€

It is absolutely sickening to see all the efforts that local municipalities have to go through to get the Federal laws upheld.
All because our sorry-as-slime Bush President won't do his job.