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11-30-2007, 05:23 PM #1
Judge Dismisses Immigration Lawsuit Against Va. County!!
Judge Dismisses Immigration Lawsuit Against Va. County
Date created: 11/30/2007 3:52:32 PM
Last updated: 11/30/2007 4:01:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Prince William County's recent high-profile effort to clamp down on illegal immigrants. Advertisement
At a brief hearing in U.S. District Court, Judge James Cacheris said the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to challenge measures passed earlier this year by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Among other things, one resolution requires police to check the immigration status of people they detain if they have reason to suspect the person is an illegal immigrant. A second resolution went even further and seeks to deny numerous county services to illegal immigrants, including business licenses, drug counseling, housing assistance and some services for the elderly.
County attorneys successfully argued that the plaintiffs could not demonstrate that they had suffered any harm under the measures, which have not yet been fully implemented.
Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, a leading supporter of the crackdown, said he believes the county's efforts may be replicated across the country now that it has withstood a legal challenge.
"Some of the best litigators in the country came up with the best arguments they could come up with ... and at the end of the day it was tossed out by a judge," Stewart said.
The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the lawsuit on behalf of a group of plaintiffs, including legal and illegal immigrants and the Woodbridge Workers Committee, an organization of day laborers in Prince William County. As a whole, they argued that they would suffer racial discrimination from police who would suspect them of being illegal immigrants because they are Hispanic.
They also argued that Hispanic families are already suffering real harm, including the fear that parents who are illegal and children who are U.S. citizens born in this country will be split up.
Plaintiffs' lawyer Christina Sarchio said she is considering an appeal but first wants to see the judge's written order. Another option would be to refile the lawsuit with different plaintiffs who have been detained by police in connection with the new policy, she said.
Prince William County, the second largest county in Virginia, has seen its Hispanic population more than double since 2000, to nearly 70,000, according to Census Bureau estimates. Proponents of the crackdown argue that illegal immigrants are contributing to a deteriorating quality of life. Critics contend the concerns are thinly veiled racism and say the county has no business meddling in immigration enforcement, which is typically the responsibility of federal government.
County officials appropriated $900,000 earlier this year to implement the police policies. They only committed $325,000 to fund the other measures because of a projected budget shortfall; full implementation is expected to cost $14.2 million over the next five years.
Stewart said he hopes to have the police program in place with trained officers by February. Currently, the only routine immigration checks are made at the county jail when a person is arrested. That policy was in place before the two resolutions were introduced, Stewart said.
Cacheris said he will issue a written ruling later detailing his decision.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.a ... ryid=65881
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11-30-2007, 05:35 PM #2
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This is so great!!
They also argued that Hispanic families are already suffering real harm, including the fear that parents who are illegal and children who are U.S. citizens born in this country will be split up.
On another site I am in a discussion about anchor babies - and one person wanted to know why I was talking about that - like it was a boogeyman - it was just another thing we would have to deal with at some time.
I told him I was talking about it - because THEY were talking about it.
We can't let them continue with this 'family being torn asunder' stuff for months and months and not begin to refute it now and everytime.
No matter who it makes uncomfortable.
One very nice person said they didn't like the term 'anchor baby' because it suggested an intention that might not always be there. I told them right, not everyone of them had children in order to stay here - but it is a fact not lost on them and it is something the pro-illegal activists are pushing.
You know, you just wait. I can just see ICE planning a raid, calling the media ahead of time, and then literally pulling some baby from it's mother's breast to arrest the mother. This would be fodder for the media for weeks.
They try the idea that busineses will fail, the illegals have been here a long time, some are good people - all true - but not persuasive enough.
Then they use the children - I mean we all love children and want the best for them - that is the hook that is going to be used time after time.
I will quit calling them anchor babies when the pro-illegals stop using them as leverage.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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11-30-2007, 05:36 PM #3
Another victory!!! We need fireworks.
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11-30-2007, 05:37 PM #4
Judge James Cacheris, a judge who knows how to interpret the Constitution!
A standing ovation to Judge James Cacheris!!!!!
Fences make good neighbors"Distrust and caution are the parents of security."
Benjamin Franklin
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11-30-2007, 05:45 PM #5
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Great News
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11-30-2007, 05:45 PM #6
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA!!!
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11-30-2007, 05:46 PM #7
LAWSUIT DISMISSED
By Greg L | 30 November 2007 | Illegal Aliens, PWC Politics | 26 Comments
The Potomac News is reporting that the lawsuit filed by the Woodbridge Workers Committee against Prince William County was dismissed for lack of standing by the plaintiffs during a hearing this morning at U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
At a brief hearing Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Judge James Cacheris said the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the resolution passed earlier this year by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Exactly as I expected.
UPDATE: Corey Stewart tells me that this was fully expected, since none of the plaintiffs were able to demonstrate that they had been harmed by the passage of the resolution, although this is not the end of the lawsuits. After the resolution is implemented, further legal challenges are expected. Corey is confident that those efforts will be unsuccessful as well, since the county is working really hard to ensure that the implementation is performed in a fair manner which will meet or exceed all legal requirements.
UPDATE 2: Apparently illegal aliens are moving to Fairfax County in such numbers that folks processing applications for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program are currently overwhelmed with new applications from illegal aliens, who are entitled to benefits under this program according to federal law.
Also, the DC Examiner has a story up about this, with some interesting reactions from the players in this little drama. While Ricardo Juarez was yet again obviously disappointed, Corey Stewart was relishing the latest in a string of unbroken victories:
[color=darkred][i]Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart replied: “It reminds me of Baghdad Bob saying, ‘hey, don’t mind those American M-1 tanks rolling by, we have everything under control.’
“This is a major setback for the critics of the resolution and it’s a big win for Prince William County.â€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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11-30-2007, 05:51 PM #8
Thanks for the link, zeezil!
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11-30-2007, 06:41 PM #9
The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund etc. These are the groups that are splitting our country apart. THEY are not interested what is good for AMERICA, they are just concerned out it affects their little part of the pie.
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11-30-2007, 06:48 PM #10
WAY TO GO PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY!!!!!!!!
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