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Posted: 4:57 PM Jul 23, 2007
Montgomery County Immigration Debate
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) The immigration protest is heating up in Montgomery County, where a group protesting Gaithersburg's Day Laborer Center is drawing upon the examples of Loudoun and Prince William counties.
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The immigration protest is heating up in Montgomery County, where a group protesting Gaithersburg's Day Laborer Center is drawing upon the examples of Loudoun and Prince William counties.
Help Save Maryland is a group that advocates cutting benefits for illegal immigrants. The organization held a protest at the center to tell elected officials they should stop funding the center that the county set up.
Gaithersburg officials could not find a site that was not met with protests before opening one just outside the city limits in April.
Residents who came out to protest said they were upset their tax dollars go to illegals.
County Executive Isiah "Ike" Leggett supports the Day Laborer Center and says Montgomery County will not follow in the footsteps of Prince William and Loudoun counties, in Virginia. Those jurisdictions this month passed legislation against giving services to illegal immigrants.
A slightly larger group held a counter-protest across the street.
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Thier exsists a sub-culture in Montgomery County thats rips the very fabric for which we call United States. If we are not careful The next president will be Hispanic and we will all be speaking Espanol.Most of American dollars are going out of the country exported to other countries.In Montgomery County fewer than 4 out of 10 people are U.S Citizens. Go to the stores and look . The Majestrate has given what wasnt thiers to give the illegal mmigrants have taken what wasnt thiers to take Corporations ask for money to feed thier greed the government now blind turns its back to the people and now together we face our depression God Help us.citizens
In MoCo we now have 3 day laborer sites. Do these people pay taxes or is this part of an underground economy? Some of the reasons I (a U.S. citizen) am against illegals: they are stealing school resources away from our children who need extra help; Higher taxes for us; squeezing out the middle class in MoCo; Financial ruin for some hospitals in the area; I don't feel like learning Spanish; Increased violent crime; increase in slum areas; social security in jeopardy; and politicians who turn a deaf ear to my wishes. Illegals are not legally here and if sanctuary counties like MoCo can break laws I propose that each and every U.S. citizen in the county be given one free "get out of jail" card of their choosing! Oops, sounds like the beginning of anarchy.
Interesting that a Mexican Drug Lord would feel comfortable enough to dine in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Ike Leggett and his partners at CASA of Maryland have made Maryland a sanctuary for illegal aliens and Hispanic gangs. HelpSaveMaryland.com
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