Gwinnett Daily Post
To the editor: County fails to act swiftly to check immigrant status
Ernest Wade
Loganville
My thanks to D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society for letting us know about the foot-dragging of Gwinnett County authorities in checking the immigration statuses of those applying for business licenses. Seems like the county refuses to perform this check if the illegal alien seeking a business license has a partner.
There isn’t an illegal worth his salt who can’t find someone, anyone, who is willing to become a faux partner on paper. David O’Kelly of the county’s license department made the irrelevant statement that business owners are a fairly equal mix of sole owners and multimember corporations. So what?
The county is obviously playing games with us when they refuse to perform this needed citizenship check on renewals, a possible loophole that I am sure was not the intent of our state lawmakers. Kind of like what do you mean by “is” as determined by a lawyer.
I am also becoming very upset with Chairman Charles Bannister and perhaps Sheriff Butch Conway because of their failure to implement 287(g), which allows Gwinnett law enforcement officers to verify citizenship of suspected illegal aliens who are arrested. Seems like a “paperwork problem” has effectively stalled this program. To really believe Gwinnett County is incapable of filling out an application is ludicrous. What better to sabotage the process?
If our politicians refuse to protect us from illegal aliens, then perhaps it’s time to de-elect those who refuse to actually enforce our laws. Mr. King was also right on in his belief that Gwinnett County businesses want cheap, no-benefit labor no matter the cost to, or the effect on, the citizens.
I want Gwinnett County to finally put us on at least an equal status with businesses.
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