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BACKGROUND
The Rule of Law Resolution proposed by Supervisor John Stirrup (R-Gainesville) was unanimously adopted by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors on July 10th, 2007 and came into full enforcement on March 3rd, 2008. The resolution empowers local police officers to inquire about the legal status of suspected illegal aliens when they are suspected of violating a local law or ordinance, expands the county's participation in the Section 287(g) Program, and restricts some taxpayer-funded public benefits from illegal aliens.
On April 29th, 2008 the Prince William County Board of Supervisors modified the enforcement provisions of the policy to remove the probable cause standard which had previously governed which suspected illegal aliens would be subjected to a check of their immigration status. The modified policy subjects all persons arrested to a check of their status, and leaves to the discretion of the officer whether to perform checks on suspects who are not arrested. This new resolution is available here.
For more information regarding the Rule of Law Resolution, please visit the Illegal Immigration webpage of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
RESULTS
The DC Examiner reported in June, 2008 that crime decreased 22% in Prince William County while Fairfax County saw an increase of 6%. Murders were down in 2007 by 44% despite illegal aliens being responsible for five of the nine murders in 2007.
As of June, The Prince William County Adult Detention Center had issued 816 immigration detainers under the Section 287(g) Program, and turned 740 criminal illegal aliens over to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation since July of 2007. These illegal aliens were arrested for crimes including attempted murder, cocaine posession, grand larceny, felony hit-and-run, shoplifting, assault, DUI, identify fraud and sexual abuse.
In addition to the identification of illegal aliens and crackdown on illegal alien criminal behavior, other significant public benefits have been observed. These include the following:
- Prince William County Schools reported a mid-year drop in ESOL enrollments that saves county taxpayers at least $6-12 million annually. All jurisdictions surrounding Prince William County, including those that have seen a steady decline in student enrollments, are reporting significant increases in ESOL enrollments. By May 1st of 2008, 1,200 ESOL students have been reported as transferring to other Northern Virginia jurisdictions, each of which costs taxpayers between $2,500 and $5,000 above the base student cost. This does not include the number of students who have repatriated to their home countries.
- The Town of Dumfries has reported that complaints of residential overcrowding have gone from over 80 annually to zero.
- Prince William Hospital has indicated that the number of requests for prenatal care for the indigent has gone from over fifty a month to five.
- The appearance of graffiti attributed to criminal gangs such as MS-13, Surenos-13 and the "South Side Locos" has dramatically reduced.
- Residential overcrowding in several neighborhoods in the Manassas area has abated significantly since enforcement of the Rule of Law Resolution began.
The Rule of Law Resolution is yielding significant positive benefits for county taxpayers, the quality of life in our communities, and the safety and security of our families.
News Coverage Of The Rule Of Law Resolution