An immigration attorney suing Cobb County and federal officials on behalf of illegal aliens everywhere argues that the 287(g) program (the target of his lawsuit) actually keeps the illegal immigrant population trapped in a community, reducing the program’s effectiveness: Ironically, [Erik] Meder said that in cases like Gwinnett’s, 287(g) has served to keep undocumented immigrants [...]
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Gwinnett`s Illegal Aliens Cannot Afford to Leave
Posted by BobG on October 19th, 2010
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We Must Protect Ourselves
Posted by BobG on August 23rd, 2010
In 2005, it was determined that Celso Campo-Duartes was in the country illegally after he was arrested for running down Dacula resident Aubrey Sosebee as the 83-year-old man was taking the mail from his mailbox. Campo-Duartes also left the scene of the accident, a fairly common act by illegal aliens. He had no insurance and [...]
Stuck Inside the Box: My Dissent to the Engage Gwinnett Report
Posted by BobG on April 28th, 2010
The 94-page final report of the Engage Gwinnett committee is now online. It details the findings and recommendations of the citizen committee (of which I was a member) that examined Gwinnett County’s finances for over six months. Despite our herculean efforts, I believe that our work product has serious deficiencies. In a nutshell, we nitpicked [...]
ICE to Inspector General Re 287(g): `We Fixed That`
Posted by BobG on April 27th, 2010
Newspapers across the country have hyped a report by the Office of the Inspector General that is critical of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s 287(g) program. What the papers don’t tell you is that the criticism is a bit stale. The Inspector General examined the 287(g) program from February to July, 2009. In July, [...]
