Warren County teams to educate businesses on illegal immigration issue

By Denise G. Callahan
dcallahan@coxohio.com.
Staff Writer
Monday, October 22, 2007

http://www.middletownjournal.com

Warren County municipal, law enforcement and others are teaming up with the Northeast Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to address the issue of illegal immigrants.

Mason Mayor Char Pelfrey, Deerfield Twp. Trustee Board President Dan Corey, Warren County Commissioner Pat South and Warren County Sheriff's Office Maj. John Newsom announced at a press conference Monday morning that a special informational meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Mason High School Fine Arts Center on Mason-Montgomery Road to discuss how business owners can spot people working for them who may be here illegally and what to do about it.

A panel of experts — from the state attorney general's office to major employers in the area — will offer advice, field submitted questions and generally vet the issue of illegal immigrants and discuss what can and cannot be done locally with business owners and other interested parties.

"The biggest worry is are we doing enough, or are we doing too much so that it might cause someone to get into trouble," Corey said. "This is a very fine line and it is an emotionally charged issue."