Collier County, Florida

Illegal immigration, money top legislative priorities for Collier

By I.M. STACKEL (Contact)
10:21 p.m., Sunday, November 2, 2008

NAPLES — Money remains the Collier County Commission’s top legislative priority for the upcoming session. And that led to another discussion about illegal immigration.

County Manager Jim Mudd’s legislative sidekick Debbie Wight said the Collier County Sheriff’s Office is very eager to work with the commission on immigration problems.

Commissioner Fred Coyle noted that illegal immigration costs the county about $77 million each year.

“How are we going to get other counties in Florida interested in what we’re doing?â€