Prince William seeing effects of immigrant crackdown

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: The Examiner

Many illegal immigrants have left Prince William County or slid out of public view in the 17 months since the county’s high-profile crackdown on them was proposed.
Student enrollment in the public schools’ English as a Second Language program has dropped by several hundred students over the past year while increasing in surrounding jurisdictions, one sign that immigrants have left.

Fewer day laborers congregate outside the 7-Eleven on the corner of Route 1 and Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge. About 10 of them gathered on a Tuesday afternoon several weeks ago looking for work, to no avail.

Police drive past, paying little attention to the group. In March, police officers cruising the area would have had the right to stop and ask for the men’s residency status if the officers had reason to believe they were in the country illegally.

The county changed its law against illegal immigrants July 1, requiring police to question the residency status only of those arrested, though officers still retain discretion to inquire into immigration status before making an arrest.



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[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. Here I thought you meant "Prince William" as in the son of Charles and Diana

:rofl:

Not so much of a stretch, since the UK has a lot of illegal immigrants, too.

[Mind_your_head]

2. I thought the same thing! n/t

[AlphaCentauri]

6. LOL! n/t

[Imagine My Surprise]

3. So did I! LOL! n/t

[KamaAina]

4. Bigotry, like crime, doesn't pay.

:nopity:

[msongs]

5. crime doesn't paY? the trillion $ "bailout" w/no accountability ? hmm looks like it pays to me nt

[KoKo]

7. Well...if our Roads/Infrastructure Program goes through...then

I think Lou Dobbs and the rest will still be in business. Because it's always the IMMIGRANTS...Illegal or otherwise that DO America's WORK FOR US.

The rest of us don't even encourage our kids to "rake leaves" and the rest as "starter jobs" because we might get sued if our kid "messes up." Yet, so many illegals with no insurance are hired as "professionals" for yard care and gutter cleaning and lawn maintenance that we don't really check the credentials.

America on STEROIDS!

[KoKo]

8. Maybe you should have added "County" to Prince William...but maybe you

but it appears the real title is exactly what you posted from the article. Amazing the illiterates who write news articles these days. :shrug: