Thread: N.C.: City looks to dam immigration

City looks to dam immigration
Mumpower decries 'flood' of migrants
by Joel Burgess, JBURGESS@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
published July 11, 2007 12:15 am

ASHEVILLE — Asheville will look at taking on immigration enforcement, including giving police broader powers to identify illegal immigrants and begin deportation proceedings.

The move came at the urging of Councilman Carl Mumpower. Mumpower has also proposed having officers enforce all federal immigration laws, establishing fines for use of fake identification cards and investigating practices of day-labor companies.

Council members also asked that the city put a link on the its Web site so employers could take part in a voluntary federal program to prevent hiring of undocumented workers.

Mumpower said police arrest people with no identification for offenses such as driving while intoxicated, but no punishment is given because officers and magistrates are unable to identify them.

He called illegal immigration a form of terrorism, adding, “we’ve gone from a nourishing rain with immigration to a flood.â€

Fellow Alipacers: Please show your support for these efforts by emailing those who are struggling to implement measures to stop the flow of illegals. We can send emails directly to them or, if available, post comments to the news site from which the story was copied. It must be a daunting experience to see and hear all the opposition to their actions. They need to know that there are millions of us who appreciate their willingness, and the sacrifices they make, to be in the forefront.

From the City of Asheville website. Let 'em hear you!

Mayor Terry M. Bellamy was elected to Asheville City Council in 2001 and was elected as Mayor in 2005. Mayor Bellamy serves as a member of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Land-of-Sky Regional Council and the Metropolitan Sewerage District. She also serves a City Council’s liaison to the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville and the Asheville School Board. For more information about Mayor Bellamy, visit the Office of the Mayor.

Mail: P.O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802
Phone: (82 259-5600
Fax: (82 259-5499
E-mail: mayorbellamy@ashevillenc.gov
Personal Web site: www.terrymbellamy.com


Mayor Terry Bellamy
Mayor Terry Bellamy

Vice-Mayor Holly Jones was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2001 and was appointed to serve as vice-mayor in 2005. She is the chair of City Council's Housing and Community Development Committee and the Boards and Commission Committee, and she serves as a member of the Planning and Economic Development Committee, the Pack Place Board of Trustees, the Pack Square Conservancy and the Tourism Development Authority. Councilwoman Jones is the chair of Asheville Regional Housing Consortium and serves as Council’s liaison to the Minority Business Commission. She works as the executive director of the YWCA in downtown Asheville.

Mail: 322 Westover Dr., Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (82 281-4804
Fax: (82 281-4804
E-mail: hollyj@buncombe.main.nc.us
Personal Web site: www.hollyjonesasheville.com


Holly Jones
Vice-Mayor Holly Jones

Councilmember Robin Cape was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2005. Councilwoman Cape is a member of the City Council Planning and Economic Development Committee and the Housing, Community Development Committee and the HUB Steering Committee. She also serves as a member of the Sustainable Economic Development Advisory Committee, the Buncombe County Economic Development Commission, the Citizens/Police Advisory Committee and the Film Commission. Councilwoman Cape is City Council’s liaison to the Sustainable Advisory Committee on Energy and the Environment, the Parks an Recreation Advisory Board and the URTV Board of Directors.

Mail: 30 Hickory St., Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: (82 216-4009
E-mail: rcape@charter.net
Personal Web site: www.robinforasheville.com


Robin Cape
Councilmember Robin Cape

Councilmember Jan Davis was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2003. He is the chair of the City Council Planning and Economic Development Committee and a member of the Public Safety Committee and the Boards and Commissions Committee. Councilman Davis is also a member of the Downtown Commission, and he serves as City Council’s liaison to the WNC Air Quality Agency, Historic Resources Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, Civic Center Commission and Tree Commission. Councilman Davis owns and operates Jan Davis Tire Store in downtown Asheville.

Mail: 209 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (82 253-5634
Fax: (82 253-8029
E-mail: jandavis@main.nc.us
Personal Web site: www.jandavistire.com


Jan Davis
Councilmember Jan Davis

Councilmember Bryan Freeborn was appointed by City Council to fill the body’s seventh seat in 2005. He is a member of the City Council Public Safety Committee and the Revenue and Finance Committee. Councilman Freeborn also serves as a member of the Asheville Regional Airport Authority and Transportation Advisory committee and is City Council’s liaison to the Community Relations Council, the Greenway Commission and the River District Design Review Committee.

Mail: 63 Carrier St., Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: (82 251-2176
Fax: (82 259-5499
E-mail: freeborn@freebornasheville.com
Personal Web site: www.freebornasheville.com


Bryan Freeborn
Councilmember Bryan Freeborn

Councilmember Carl Mumpower was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2001. He is the chair of the City Council Public Safety Committee and a member of the Revenue and Finance Committee, the Boards and Commissions Committee and the ADA Compliance Committee. Councilman Mumpower also serves as a member of CrimeStoppers and City Council’s liaison to the ABC Board, the Board of Electrical Examiners, the Noise Ordinance Appeals Board and the Public Art Board.

Mail: 1 Oak Plaza, Suite 309, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (82 252-8390
E-mail: drmumpower@aol.com
Personal Web site: www.drmumpower.com


Carl Mumpower
Councilmember Carl Mumpower

Councilmember Brownie Newman was elected to the Asheville City Council in 2003. He is chair of the City Council's Revenue and Finance Committee, a member of the Housing and Community Development Committee and represents Asheville on the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization and Metropolitan Sewerage District. Councilman Newman serves as City Council’s liaison to the Fair Housing Commission and the Transit Commission.

Mail: 4 Arborvale Rd., Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (82 243-0107
E-mail: newmanasheville@aol.com
Personal Web site: www.brownienewman.com


Brownie Newman
Councilmember Brownie Newman

greasemonkey: Thank you for posting the addresses. That makes it so easy. PLEASE LET THEM HEAR CONGRATULATIONS AND ACCOLADES FROM EACH ONE OF US.

I just emailed these people giving my support to the Mumpower proposals.

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The Rev. Amy Cantrell told council members it was a sin that Americans benefited from the labor of immigrants but were “hidingâ€

[quote]The Rev. Amy Cantrell told council members it was a sin that Americans benefited from the labor of immigrants but were “hidingâ€

I am glad to see that maybe they are getting tired of all these illegals finally and I hope they follow up on doing something. I read the paper here in Asheville and was real proud of them for trying. I also pulled up messages from people on topix and I agreed with most of them. About one month ago I read where a teacher at Enka H.S. was killed by 4 illegals. Then I read where a church was going to help fund the families and send them home to Mexico to be buried. I never read whether any church helped the family of the victim. For some reason it was hushed up and never heard from again. I wonder what happened. Seeing this today gives us a little hope something will be done.[/b]