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Prince William County's Illegal Immigration Issue is Being Debated Again

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Real Estate Agent with Long and Foster Real Estate VA License # 0225089470

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.

Comments (4)

Pat Fenn
Marketing Specialist for CJ Realty Group/Cindy Jones Broker - Springfield, VA

This was such a huge deal and then it quieted down.  AZ ruling may bring it to the surface again.

Sep 27, 2010 10:43 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Pat:  I have been seeing Corey Stewart kicking up about this again in the emails he sends out.  That Bristow accident that killed two nuns seemed to ignite it again.

Sep 28, 2010 03:02 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Chris Ann-the accident that killed the nuns has fueled the fire again.  But it seems far calmer than previously.

Sep 28, 2010 04:35 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Cindy:  The Nuns themselves are really upset that this accident turned that whole mess up again.  They are speaking out against the County for going that route.  Maybe that's why it's been quieted down.

Sep 28, 2010 08:39 AM