Immigration Clearinghouse

There’s a war of sorts brewing in Chatham County NC, which towns include Pittsboro and Siler City, home to the majority of North Carolina’s poultry processors.

Yep, Willy Gheen and his merry band of armchair radicals have their panties in a wad over a recent resolution passed by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners and the county’s Human Relations Commission indicating strong opposition to any of its law enforcement agencies contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (ICE)

The program in question is called the 287(g) program. It authorizes ICE and local law enforcement agencies to enter into an agreement to provide local law enforcement officers with training so they could function under the supervision of sworn ICE officers.

Under the program, every person charged with a crime, whether it’s for driving without a license or murder, is asked certain questions to determine if they are legally within the United States. If a person is determined to be an illegal alien, then the person would be held for deportation.

We applaud Chatham County and it’s courageous Board of Commissioners and County Sheriff Richard Webster for taking this stand to protect the rights of citizens of Chatham County, both legal and illegal.

You’re probably familiar with the 287(g) program and how it has been abused by that media whore, Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County Arizona. Arpaio as completely ignored the out of control crime in his county, where more than 44,000 felony warrants await service, while he galavants around the county harassing folks for “being brown”.

Sheriff Webster and his department have better things to do than enforce Federal law and waste the taxpayers money.

Willy Gheen see’s it differently though and has issued a “Red Alert” (how silly and juvenile) to motivate his handful of armchair radicals to flood the county offices with faxes, phone calls and emails, demanding “his will be done”!

The vote on this resolution was unanimous.

Willy Gheen has already gone on the attack speaking to small groups, less than 30 and was quoted in the local newspaper making threats against the Commissioners.

William Gheen, president and spokesman for Americans for Legal Immigration based in Raleigh, said Chatham County officials will regret their decision to not enter into a 287(g) program.
SOURCE:SUN HERALD

Here is how you can help.

Contact Chatham County and thank them for their heroic efforts in doing what is humane and right.Here is the contact information you can use. I sent emails to all of these folks yesterday and am beginning to receive responses, all positive, thanking me and this organization for supporting their decision.

Chatham County, North Carolina
12 East Street
P.O. Box 1809
Pittsboro, NC 27312
TEL (919) 542-8200
FAX (919) 542-8272
http://www.chathamnc.org/

Commissioners:

George Lucier, Chair (District 3)
628 Redbud
Pittsboro NC 27312
919-542-4629
glucier@earthlink.net

Sally Kost, Vice Chair (District 1)
1101 New Hope Church Road
Apex, NC 27523
(919) 367-0727 (home)
(919) 696-7840 (cell)
SallyKost@gmail.com

Allen Michael “Mike” Cross (District 2)
388 Cross Point Road
P.O. Box 173
Moncure, NC 27559
(919) 774-3309
duckdogcross@aol.com

Carl E. Thompson, Commissioner (District 5)
67 Robert Thompson Road
Bear Creek, NC 27207
(919) 837-2407
cethompson@embarqmail.com

Tom Vanderbeck, Commissioner (District 4)
8180 Old Graham Road
Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
919-545-2160
Tom@Vanderbeck4chatham.org

Chatham County Sheriff Richard Webster said he’s not been interested in the ICE program, and he couldn’t get it even if he wanted to because Chatham County isn’t big enough for it. Also, the county doesn’t have enough room in its detention facilities to hold people for deportation, he said.

If the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office arrests someone for a serious crime, its investigators still have access and resources to check the person’s background through immigration authorities, Webster said.

“It’s not something you use every day,” he said.

Here is his contact info:

Chatham County, North Carolina
Sheriff’s Office
295 West Street
P.O. Box 429
Pittsboro, NC 27312
TEL (919) 542-2811
FAX (919) 542-8272

http://www.chathamnc.org/Index.aspx?page=978

To email Sheriff Webster
richard.webster@chathamsheriff.com

Everyone send you emails and faxes of support to these fine folks and let them know that True Patriotic Americans have a sense of decency and compassion for our fellow human beings.