County has 4,500 illegal immigrants in jail, most of any in M.Va., report

Sep 26, 2007 3:00 AM (5 hrs ago)
by Joe Rogalsky, The Examiner

Fairfax County (Map, News) - Fairfax County has about 4,500 illegal immigrants in its jail, the most of any Northern Virginia locality, according to state crime commission findings released Tuesday.

Illegal aliens account for about 16 percent of Fairfax’s inmates. The crime commission, which advises the General Assembly on legal issues, estimated 8 to 10 percent of all jail inmates statewide are illegal aliens.

[b]“I had no idea it was that high,â€