Jun 16 2008
Sheriff’s Association Gets Funding to Fight Illegal Aliens
The group got $750,000 in state money last year — its first state funding — on the promise that it would help North Carolina sheriff’s offices begin ferreting out illegal immigrants.
It is expected to get $1 million more in this year’s budget, even though very few sheriffs have gained authority to enforce immigration law and the association was unable to spend its full allocation last year. The association, which lobbies and provides training and support services to the state’s 100 sheriffs, has no direct role in arresting or deporting illegal immigrants.
Some state legislators say the funding, which has so far come with little oversight, is an attempt to quell controversy.
It may be, but it is needed nonetheless. Those in Washington have already shown to lack the testicular fortitude needed to combat this problem so the state are going to have to do it.
“The state budget must respond to a worrisome issue where there is public concern and public demand,” said Rep. Alice Bordsen, a Mebane Democrat who heads the House budget committee that approved the sheriffs’ money.
Bordsen said she agreed to give the association more money this year despite unanswered questions about how last year’s funds were spent. She also said she finds the group’s positions on immigration “worrisome.” In a resolution, the group refers to “illegal alien invaders,” singles out Mexicans as being responsible for much of the state’s drug trade and calls for a cut in the number of legal visas for immigrants.
These people are invaders and the majority of them are Mexican. Why does Bordsen have an issue with the truth? Her statement is a prime example of why nothing can get done at the Federal level and why many state politicians can’t be trusted to deal with the problem. They have allowed themselves to be restrained by political correctness.
Good. Where do I sign up to pay more taxes for this?