Thread: W.V.: Ohio County Takes 100th Illegal Immigrant

Ohio County Takes 100th Illegal Immigrant

By GABE WELLS Staff Writer

June 10, 2007

WHEELING — Gregorio Hernandez may have earned the distinction, but Jose Hernandez-Priego has a legitimate claim to the milestone. Regardless of which of the two Mexican nationals settled for 99th on the list, the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department arrested its 100th illegal immigrant in a span of only two years when those men were detained Wednesday.

Ohio County Sheriff Tom Burgoyne said the number of illegals detained by his department since May 2005, is proof that one of the nation’s most heated political debates is a serious concern in this area. The sheriff said, after dealing so often with the problem, he has strong opinions regarding how the matter could be better handled. An estimated 12 million illegal immigrants currently live in the United States, and an immigration-reform bill intended to tighten borders, hike penalties for those who hire illegals and give many illegals a pathway to legal status died Thursday.

Burgoyne said, once in custody, illegals are either released and permitted to move on or they are deported. He said those deported most often come back. According to the sheriff, illegals, in most cases, should face more stringent penalties for being in the country illegally, and make-shift prisons specifically for illegals should be set up in border states. Burgoyne said, as it stands, illegals simply are not punished, and “legislation with teethâ€

"They" were probably welfare cases already

Originally Posted by wolfbaby

"They" were probably welfare cases already

Yeah, and thanks to the crook in Georgia who refused to hire Americans because he might actually have to adhere to Workers' Comp laws, more Americans are now probably welfare recipients.

Sheriff: Illegal Aliens In Valley Growing Problem

POSTED: 5:27 pm EDT June 15, 2007


Ohio County deputies recently detained six suspected illegal aliens, bringing the number of suspected illegals in the county to 106 in less than two years.

Sheriff Tom Burgoyne said he doesn’t see the situation improving unless the government comes up with a plan.

Burgoyne would like to see illegal aliens face charges and spend time in jail, but he said that could cause some dangerous situations.

“If they know they're going to be incarcerated once they're stopped and they're going to start running you're going to see high speed chases on the interstate, we're going to see guys jumping out of cars, running into the woods and those things we don't want to see happen," Burgoyne said.

Burgoyne said his deputies have other things to do besides arrest people who are hard-working and not committing crimes.

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