Thread: NC Sanctuary County Policy In Chatham Challenged by ALIPAC

CHATHAM COUNTY RESOLUTION ON THE
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) PROGRAM
Part A – The Resolution
Approved January 5, 2009,
by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners
George Lucier, Chair, District 3 Sally Kost, Vice Chair, District 1 Allen Michael “Mikeâ€

FYI, here is Commissioner Sally Kost email reply to me this morning. I do give her credit for responding to me though, bit it is her that has been misinformed;

Mr. ------,

I stopped reading the bulletin board because of the negative tone and completely false information that is posted by some folks (not all, but some). I would urge you to validate information on the bulletin board with the source before assuming what you read is correct.

When I campaigned last fall, I spoke frankly against the intensive paperwork of the 287(g) program, the ill-efficiency of the program, AND, that deportation proceedings are a responsibility of the federal government. Deportation is not something local governments are equipped to do.

So I am being true to what I said on the campaign trail.

Thank you for taking the time to write.

Sally Kost

http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinbo ... d,1.0.html

Chatham County's first Human Relations Director, Esther Coleman, begins job who designed the resolutoin
http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/ne ... 0107.shtml

Our friend and ally Ron Woodard of NC Listen is coming into Chatham County to speak to the Commissioners at their meeting on Feb. 16.

I cannot come because I am going to California.

We will get an announcement out soon to our ALIPAC supporters in Chatham County and surrounding areas to join Ron at the meeting to speak and support.

W

I've been posting here for about a month, but I do need to speak out on recent events. I no way believe William Gheen or NC LISTEN has anything to do with the recent threats that our Commissioners and Sheriff Webster has received which was reported by WRAL news this week.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/4562538/

Even though these folks our my opponents in the ICE Resolution, I do not want any part of folks calling in or emailing threats to my local politicians. I say this because I know their are a few bad elements in society that read this great organizations discussion board. I also want to make it very clear that I love Mexicans people, they are the most decent and hard working folks I know. And I also believe these folks need to have someway in the future to be placed on a probation period and placed on a payment plan to reimburse this country with the fines for crossing our boarders illegally and pay any back tax's they may owe this country. I agree the Chatham County Commissioners and their HR dt brought this on themselves by passing such a broad resolution that prohibits our law enforcement from participating in any ICE programs, that was just irresponsible and questoin our local politics basic judgement. But I do want to make it perfectly clear to the few out their that have access to reading this discussion board to stop and cease any kind of illegal threats to my community. That is wrong by every statue of my being. If you disagree with your opponent, go address publicly and discuss your disagreements to them in a civil and rational manner. But I also don't buy this argument that pro illegal immagratoin organizations are placing full responsibility on my government. Illegal immigrants broke the law by entering our country illegally, that's no argument for me. Plus illegal immigrants are the ones that put their children in this position, not my government. Thank you for hearing me out and stand 100% behind Americans For Legal Immigration. Here is some of the videos of the BOC meeting last Monday night of public input of the ICE resolutoin that's was passed in Jan. Theirs no doubt we got blind sided in this input session, special interests groups were organized and a hung support base in the audience and were out numbered by far. We still need to get to the public in Chatahm County of what the Commsoiner passed of declaring Catham County a sanctuary county. I still speak to the general public in m7y county that still have no clue what the Commsoiner passed, some even ask me. what is ICE. Only the few of us that have that has taken time to educate ourselves on this issue, still our the only few that is aware of whats going on in our local politics. Mayor Randy Voller also put out a call to folks on his FB to come and speak at the BOC meeting favoring folks to speak up that they support the resolution. Mayor Voller also got up and gave a 5 min speech and silly history lesson why the community should support this resolutoin not to participate in any ICE program. Here is the link that over the next few days will be uploaded of most the speakers that spoke at the public input forum at the BOC meeting. I think out of 38 speakers, only 3 of us spoke out against the resolutoin. We were definitely outnumbered and out organized, some of the hispanic population that spoke were not even from Chatham County.

http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinbo ... ic=11011.0

Next time randynurse maybe you can have four brave souls. Keep educating one at a time.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/4562538/

Possible threats against Chatham officials investigated
Chatham County courthouse

Posted: Feb. 18 6:42 p.m.
Updated: Today at 9:59 a.m.

Pittsboro, N.C. — Members of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners have received threats following their recent decision not to take part in a federal program to identify illegal immigrants charged with crimes.

The board voted last month to pass on an opportunity to participate in the federal 287(g) program administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying they thought it was costly and ineffective.

Chatham County Sheriff's Office cruiser
WATCH VIDEO
Chatham's pass on 287(g) prompts threats

Under the 287(g) program, ICE agents give local law enforcement agencies access to federal immigration databases so they can identify illegal immigrants they have arrested on local charges. ICE also trains officers how to initiate deportation cases against those people.

Wake, Durham, Cumberland and Alamance counties already participate in the program, and Orange County recently joined a separate ICE program called Secure Communities that doesn't include the deportation portion of 287(g).

After the decision in Chatham County, commissioners Chairman George Lucier started getting e-mails with messages like "Sleep soundly while you can!"

"We are monitoring some incidents with the commissioners," said Maj. Gary Blankenship of the Chatham County Sheriff's Office. "So far, none that we have seen constitutes a threat, so we are just staying apprised of the situation."

Extra deputies were assigned to Monday night's commissioners meeting in case of problems, and Lucier said an evacuation plan was drawn up. There were no problems at the meeting.

Deputies also investigated something said to a county employee who answered one of many calls the county offices have gotten about the 287(g) decision.

"The person went on talking about how bad it was and so on and so forth and said, 'We'll just come in and take you all out,'" County Manager Charlie Horne said.

Horne said the number of upset callers increased after information about the county's decision was posted on the Web site of Americans for Legal Immigration. William Gheen, the organization's president, said he got involved because local resident can't.

"They are afraid to speak out. They are afraid of retaliation," Gheen said, adding that he plans to remain involved in the issue.

Horne said the issue is beginning to die down, but he said he isn't taking anything for granted.

"We are obviously cautious and vigilant about what is going on around us," he said. "It's a distraction on the things we need to do."

* Reporter: Erin Hartness
* Photographer: Pete James
* Web Editor: Matthew Burns

Maybe when it is law that State Unemployment Offices have to E-Verify I-9 Immigration Forms. Everyone will understand the invasion America is under. North Carolina do not be a California.

Chatham County's first Human Relations Director, Esther Coleman, begins job

By Debra Henzey
Posted Monday, January 7, 2008

http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/ne ... 0107.shtml

Esther B. Coleman Fills New Position

Pittsboro, NC - Chatham County's first Human Relations Director, Esther B. Coleman, joined the county on Jan. 2, 2008. The position was approved by the Board of Commissioners last year to promote better relationships between the county residents and to promote non-discrimination practices and policies throughout the county.

Coleman's new position is in the County Manager's Office and will be part of its Community Relations function, led by Debra Henzey. Coleman also will work very closely with the Human Relations Commission, which played the key role in securing the new position.

Henzey said that "my role of fostering better public understanding and involvement in county government goes hand in hand with Esther's efforts to promote positive relationships between various groups of residents. Esther is well qualified to assume this new role, and I look forward to working her with her."

Coleman is originally from Virginia, but now lives in Chatham County. She has extensive experience in promoting non-discrimination and human relations.

Since 1996, she served as director of instructional enhancement for Palm Beach County Schools (Florida), as an independent consultant to schools, as a personnel/ instructional specialist and teacher for Virginia Beach City Schools, as executive director of the American Association of School Personnel Administrators, and as director of personnel for Loudoun County Schools (Virginia).

"In these positions, I had the opportunity to develop programs and to offer workshops that promoted the hiring, retention and promotion of minority faculty and the fostering of an understanding between various racial groups in school systems," Coleman said.

"During my entire career, including my classroom teaching experience, I have been preparing for the human relations position in Chatham County," Coleman added.

Even her early years as a classroom teacher were critical. "That is where I had the chance to observe the development of human
relationships, including how young people start to develop values and beliefs about others," she said.

In working with Palm Beach County Schools, Coleman coordinated the Undoing Racism initiative, which addressed reducing discrimination barriers and involved both school employees and community members from various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

"This gave me a chance to learn more about the community's Latino and Haitian residents as well as various other ethnic and racial groups in the school system. Another project involved working with two low-performing schools with nearly 99% African-American and Latino populations to help them improve student achievement," Coleman said.

At the American Association of School Personnel Administrators, Coleman wrote several publications related to promoting non-discrimination and valuing diversity in school systems. During her five-year tenure, the organization also offered various seminars and conferences, including working with other national organizations to host a summit on increasing the number of teachers of color in the classroom.

For two years, Coleman managed her own consulting firm, which advised school systems and related groups on how to make sure teachers understand various cultural, ethnic, and racial groups.

Coleman said that starting a County Human Relations Office will be a challenging task involving several phases. "We cannot immediately do everything that an established human relations function does, so it will be important to learn from other offices across the state about how they got started."

A critical initial phase is to find out more about the current status of human relations in the county. Coleman said, "We need a clear picture of what the real human relations issues are before we can develop strategies to address them."

This will involve getting to know many people across the county and asking them to identify existing or emerging issues related to human relations, she added.

"I want to hear from residents of the county if they have been involved in or have seen evidence of discrimination or know about suspected hate crimes or conflicts between various groups in the county. This information will be compiled and documented."

Even though the office may take some time to evolve, Coleman said that she is excited about the work ahead. "Helping people better understand and get along with others who are different than themselves has countless benefits for all of us. A united community promotes better schools, a more attractive place for businesses to locate, and a better quality of life."

Coleman can be reached at 545-8393

State Troopers, ICE, and DHS do your jobs.

Sounds like Esther B. Coleman has been paid most her career off my tax dollars and most her projects have been paid for by tax dollars, lets keep it real. I'm sure she's a decent person over all. But how many of her programs have been paid by tax money, while my family is just making it in the real world of working folks in the free enterprise system that pays for all these programs. Our families income has been cut 20% do to employers cut back in hours by every employee, yet my taxes our still going up and my property tax just went up 18%. I'm going to feed my family and legal citizen of this country first. Even my church that does wonderful thing for the less fortunate, still has a budget they must live within its means or the church will just go away, by no means will the word go away, but the church will if they over spend and can not pay the bills.

Here is the video taped by our local media Gene Galen as i was confronting the Board of commissioners on this resolutoin the passed by slipping under the door away from the general public eyes. Were taking our fight directly to the public and local politicians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fkg-l2n ... r_embedded