County meeting with health board turnsto illegal immigration

[FedUpInNebraska]

WOW!!!! They are really going to stir things up! Good for them!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Local News
County meeting with health board turns
to illegal immigration
http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2008/...ews/news01.txt

Changes to contract with state proposed

By DAN PARSONS
Staff Writer

The focus of a campaign to rid Beaufort County of illegal immigrants was once again placed on the Beaufort County Health Department Monday night.

Beaufort County Commissioner Hood Richardson called for tallying the number of illegal immigrants are served at the health department by counting the number of patients served who have Spanish surnames. The call came during a joint meeting of commissioner with the Beaufort County Board of Health to discuss funding health-department programs with local tax dollars.

Richardson wants a count of Hispanics specifically accessing child-care, WIC and prenatal services from the health department. WIC is an acronym for a federally funded, mandated nutrition program for women, infants and children.

“I live right around the corner, so I come by here at least twice a day,â€

[azwreath]

Since when is it discrimination to refuse to provide a free interpretor?

Or, is this just another thing where the wording of something has been twisted to suit one group's specific agenda?

[sidney]

I'm glad to see more people waking up in the state of North Carolina. We have a real problem here, both with government and businesses welcoming illegal immigrants with open arms. Meanwhile, our legal citizens continue to struggle to pay their own way in addition to financing the lives of illegal immigrants.

[TexasBorn]

Sidney, liked your Avatar...pretty funny