Thread: NC - Myrick defends jail immigration plan

Myrick defends jail immigration plan
By Franco Ordoñez
fordonez@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Monday, Mar. 09, 2009

3/09/09 - U.S. Representative Sue Myrick holds a news conference on the 287g program in Charlotte Monday morning. DAVIE HINSHAW - dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

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Report: Deportation program nets minor offenders


State and local leaders who implemented a federal program in Mecklenburg County that identifies jailed illegal immigrants rushed to its defense Monday after a congressional report criticized it for targeting minor offenders instead of the serious criminals it was designed to catch.


U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, a Charlotte Republican who helped bring the program to Mecklenburg, said the report by the Government Accountability Office is biased and unfair. She said it could be a sign that the federal government is softening its stance on illegal administration.


“The administration, I'm concerned, is laying the ground work frankly to gut the 287(g) program,â€

Sue Myrick was influential in bringing the immigration court to Charlotte, which saves a lot of tax dollars shipping illegals to Atlanta for hearings. Pendergraph was great (Arpaio would be proud) and it seems like Bailey is following in those footsteps as any rightful thinking American citizen would.