On the afternoon of April 24th, I received an email from Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart regarding the matter of enforcement of illegal immigration in the County.
As you may, or may not know, the County had recently passed leglislation to do the following:
- Allow Law Enforcement to check the immigration/residency status of anyone pulled over, or being detained by law enforcement for other activities
- Deny non-emergency County-provided services to illegal immigrants
After voting to pass these measures, it seems that a dissenting voice in the Board of Supervisors emerged. And in the most public of places. Supervisor Frank Principi of the Woodbridge District spoke out against the leglislation in The Washington Post on April 24th.
The vote to fund the resolution passed by the County's Board of Supervisors will be held on April 29th at 2pm at the McCoart Buidling in the Prince William County Complex. They are urging citizens to come forward and speak out on the issue. Each resident will be given 3 minutes to speak.
Our Supervisors can not vote on our behalf, if we do not tell them how we feel. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please feel free to send your thoughts and opinions to the Board at BOCS@pwcgov.org.
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