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This is an article from January 2010, out of The Gwinnett Daily Post (GA). Major h/t to CK Prater for this one! (And best wishes to Liz Carter, by the way!) This is for those wondering if the Arizona Immigration Law will be successful.
Please to enjoy.
Oh, and for what it’s worth, we need men like Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway. (Just my two cents…)
From Gwinnett Daily Post, here’s some INTEGRITY for you:
LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway, the shepherd of 287 (g), says the fast-track deportation program is showing clear signs of success less than two months since its activation.
Conway shrugs off claims from immigrant rights activists who complain the program is racially motivated. He points instead to data that show 287 (g) is easing jail crowding and could save the county millions, while pulling law-breakers by the hundreds from streets and neighborhoods.
Conway credits 287 (g) with a dramatic decrease in bookings of illegal immigrants since its Nov. 16 debut. Such bookings — which he said can gum the system — dropped roughly 31 percent over the same timespan a year prior. The overall jail population has dipped to 2,400 — levels not seen since early 2007, Conway said.
“Even with the economy going down, we still saw an increase in foreign national book-ins every year,” he said. “Now they’re down tremendously.”
In the following conversation with staff writer Josh Green, the sheriff discusses community feedback and the attributes of 287 (g), while disputing claims that the program is xenophobic:
Josh Green: In its first six weeks, 287 (g) will be directly responsible for deporting 286 inmates. Is that number about what you had in mind beforehand?
Butch Conway: I actually thought the number would be higher. But our jail population numbers have gone down, much more so than I expected.
JG: You’ve seen a tangible impact in the jail already?
BC: Yes. That impact is from not booking as many foreign-born people.
JG: Is that more because word about the program has gotten out, or is it tied to some sort of exodus out of Gwinnett?
BC: That I don’t know. Obviously, fewer foreign nationals are being booked; that number’s substantially fewer. All I can see is that 287 (g) is responsible for those drops.
Please go to link provided and read the rest of this for yourselves! It is outstanding! I hope AZ is watching. Wait, let me re-phrase that: I hope the detractors from what AZ is about to do in August are watching.
Long Live the Republic.
This article was awesome. Do you publish any other site
While jail population might have gone down, this data does not address the other impacts from 287(g). I argue that jail population has gone down simply due to the fact that this law has scared away many Hispanic residents of Gwinnett, both legal and illegal immigrants. Apartment communities have emptied out as non-criminal immigrants vacate for fear of being deported, or for fear of their relatives and families being deported. Similarly, immigrants who are victims of crimes refuse to report them, again for fear of being deported themselves. Criminals are capitalizing on these immigrants’ fear of calling the police, and are coming into the the county to commit crimes.
Does any person continuing to have any affinity for the G.I. Bill? I recall we used to hear of it quite frequently, again, that was long ago… things have changed a bit.. now it would appear that you don’t even see it marketed on tv like it was formerly. Is it forgotten for now, and not considered as an inducement to sign up for the armed service?
Really does anyone continuing to have any affinity for the G.I. Bill? I recall we seemed to hear of it quite frequently, again, that was YEARS ago.. these days it would appear that you never even hear it commercialized on the radio like it was previously. Is it forgotten for now, and not looked as an inducement to participate the armed service?
I agree that this maybe easing the overcrowed jail but did anyone happen to think about some of these individuals are b eingdeported for just a simple reason of no identy proof. These individuals also have children here who are American citizens and loose their father or mother because of this and end up in our foster care program so by saving money one way you have created a higher expense in another and have a over need for homes for innocent children. So I ask you what do you think is right or more to the point the human thing to do take these innocent childrens parents away from them for minor issues or let them pay their fine and go on with their lives as families?
I agree that this maybe easing the overcrowed jail but did anyone happen to think about some of these individuals are being deported for just a simple crime or neglect to have an Identifacation, casuing them deportation because of no identy proof. I believe the deportation process is unfair and their are other messures for some of these individuals who are caught up in this hate the the American people have for the Hispanics. You realize that God created eveyone equal, some people just don’t remember that. Also when the people are deported what do you think happens to their families? These individuals also have children here who are American citizens. Who loose their father or mother because of this deportaion process and in most cases end up in our foster care program. So by saving money one way you have created a higher expense in another and have a over need for homes for innocent children. So I ask you what do you think is right or more to the point the human thing to do? Do we let this continue with these homeless individualks who deserve better as children, by takening these innocent childrens parents away from them? Some, or alot ,of the reasons for deportaion are minor and in which for these minor issues could be left with an atlernative, by means of to pay their fine and go on with their lives as families? Keeping families together and with todays divorce rate and broken homes the way they are give these poeople a chance I say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!