D.A. King Analysis/Opinion in the Washington Times: Demographics, corporate funding and black-market labor in ‘Georgiafornia’

Ending local assistance in immigration enforcement will result in American family separation

We hope Stephen Dinan’s recent report (“Democratic wins in Georgia create more sanctuaries”) on Democrats winning elections for sheriffs here in metro Atlanta’s Cobb and Gwinnett counties sees a follow-up in about a year’s time. We want the rest of the nation to see what we know is coming as a result of George Soros and corporate-Georgia’s funding of the anti-enforcement lobby’s 13-year push to end the 287(g) agreements in these county jails.

We know from sad experience that American citizens are going to be hurt or killed by individuals who have no legal right to be in the U.S. after they have been released from our jails.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Georgia is home to more illegal aliens than is Arizona. The Migration Policy Institute says we have more illegal aliens than Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders) and that Gwinnett’s illegal alien population is almost 8% of its total. Cobb County is not far behind.

Illegal aliens who have been captured by arrests for additional crimes are currently detected using the authority the feds provide in the respective 287(g) programs and reported to ICE for further action — including removal to their home countries.

The victorious candidates for sheriffs ran on the pledge to end 287(g) because it was finding illegals that were ‘only’ charged with non-violent crimes. We hear immigration enforcement “breaks up families” was part of their stump speech.

After Jan. 1, 2021, sanctuary will be the new protocol. An illegal alien arrested for driving without a drivers license or another “minor offense” will be put back on the streets of Georgia. It should be noted that by federal law, all illegal aliens are deportable.

Nobody asked metro-Atlanta resident Kathy Inman her views on the new illegal alien-friendly arrangement. Somebody should have. In 2000, Gonzalo Harrell-Gonzalez had multiple contacts with various local law enforcement agencies for traffic violations but despite being in the country illegally was released each time.

On Father’s Day weekend that year, Mrs. Inman’s family was permanently separated when Harrell-Gonzalez’s speeding car crashed into the rear of the Inman vehicle, which had stopped at a red light. Sixteen-year-old Dustin died instantly. His mom, Kathy, suffered permanent and severe brain injury that put her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

Because they were both in comas after the horrific crash, Dustin’s dad, Billy, now deceased, and Kathy Inman were unable to attend their only child’s funeral. This innocent and loving American family was permanently separated because an illegal alien was allowed into the U.S. and illegally given a job — and because local law enforcement did not detect or report his illegal immigration status to federal authorities. Harrell-Gonzalez escaped capture and is safe in Mexico.

Literally thousands of American families have suffered at the hands of illegal aliens who were released from custody by “progressive” law enforcement officers. But these families’ horror is quietly regarded as merely “the cost of doing business.”

Readers outside “the Peach State” should know that Georgia state government is long a totally Republican-owned and operated affair that endlessly boasts of the status of “best state in which to do business.”

Many loyal Republican voters here are scratching their heads trying to comprehend how Democrats were able to find votes to elect sheriffs who promised to eliminate the use of a tool to rid their communities of illegals by ending the 287(g) enforcement programs.

The same corporate-funded, far-left groups that worked to attack law enforcement for using 287(g) with hate-filled race-baiting have proudly provided an answer: Between 2016 and 2020, Georgia’s number of Hispanic voters swelled by 72%, according to analysis by the Democratic firm TargetSmart. They also boast that most of these new voters are young, first-time voters.

So, in formerly solid Republican Georgia, where did much of the new votes come from to end 287(g) (and help elect a Democratic president)?

The new voters are mostly the U.S.-born offspring of the illegals who have been allowed to provide the black-market labor the Establishment Republican officials count on to keep wages low and profits high. Simply put, “anchor babies” do not vote Republican. Who knew, right?

We have taken to referring to our new state as “Georgiafornia.”

• D.A. King is president of the Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society which is dedicated to immigration enforcement.

Original guest column here. A version with added educational links here.

Relevant information that did not come up in below discussion:

New Numbers Show Effectiveness of Cancelled 287(g) Program in Two Georgia Counties.

Georgia law requires jailers to report illegal immigration status of prisoners to DHS (ICE).

Jail Records reveal immigrants not deported after minor crimes later committed worse ones.- Atlanta FoxFive News report.

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Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens Jr. Photo: CCSO/WABE/Twitter

WABE (NPR)“Closer Look”

“New Cobb County Sheriff Aims To Make Sheriff’s Office The Best In the Nation”

Host Rose Scott with newly elected Cobb County Georgia Sheriff, Craig Owens.

January 15, 2021

Original audio here.

Transcription from Rev.com

Scott:

(If you) just joined us, I’m joined by Craig Owens Senior. He is the newly elected sheriff of Cobb County.

You stated earlier on, as a candidate, that you wanted to get rid of the 287(g) Program. ‘Course, that’s a… partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, that allows deputies to detain individuals suspected of being in the country illegally. Um, you want this partnership to end… You all have a contract, though. Can you… legally end it? Is there a simple out clause for you all?

Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens Sr. :
That, that’s a good question. So, uh, I was able to have a meeting, ‘course with our… [inaudible 00:00:36], then I had a meeting with our ICE, uh… officials, in fact, yesterday. The meeting went very well. And, um… As we finish this process, our legal team will make sure that everything’s great. And, I will be releasing the statement on that later. The latter part of this week once I receive… my, um, uh, legal opinion, and… how we’re gonna go forth with the program.

Owens:
But, yes, I think it’s gonna be a good statement. I [inaudible 00:01:03] the release at the end of the week, but I wanna make sure I don’t say anything premature, ’til I get my legal opinion back, but… I met with them, uh, yesterday. The meeting went very well, and I met without legal, um, team from the county. And I think, um, everything’s going well, and I have a statement probably, hopefully by the end of the week, once I get my legal opinion back from them.

Scott:
Can I a- Well, I do wanna ask if… the representatives from ICE, were they understanding? Do they wanna know more why you wanted to end the program?

Owens:
Absolutely, I think we had, we had a great conversation, um… with the, um, [inaudible 00:01:35] here, in Atlanta area. Uh, and his, uh, the personnel assistant [inaudible 00:01:40]. Very good conversation, they understood, um, my reason for, um… wanting to depart from the program. And, and it was not a, a out of taste type meeting, it was a great meeting. I, I was surprised. It was a very great meeting, um… They were very professional gentlemen, and, um…and it went well! So, they understand, understand my philosophy, how I wanna take this year’s office going forward, and they are… They understand that.

Scott:
So why did you… So, what did you tell the men as to why you wanted to end the program?

Owens:
I just didn’t think it was the right thing for [Cobb 00:02:11] County. I think [Cobb 00:02:11] County is better than that, and I think we can… uh, use those resources that we’re sending to them, and, and, um. Other [inaudible 00:02:19] of the headline community, um. It makes no sense for me supplying resources… to the federal government to supplement their manpower, when I’m sh- short of manpower myself.

Scott:
Mm-hmm (affirmative).

Owens:
I’m bringing those resources back to help supplement my own shortages. So I can give that service back ,and it stays in the [Cobb 00:02:41] County. And they understood that. Without any issue.

Scott:
Do you feel like ICE is using local law enforcement with this program… as, almost their… e-extended immigration authority body?

Owens:
Well, I, I’m not sure on that aspect, but I know they… were basically using it as an… additional resource. What they, what they didn’t have in resource, they felt they could use both of… you know, the sheriff’s office’s resources to fill their vacancies. So there are shortcomings.

Scott:
You have a… strategic plan for the first 100 days… What do you hope to accomplish, I guess, what are those top priorities, Sheriff?

Owens:
Oh, that’s a great question, why you got some good questions today. Um…

Scott:
(laughs)

Owens:
Y’know, my four top areas… uh, y’know, I wanna mention, focus on Covid-19, and bringing in the Covid-19 [inaudible 00:03:27], I think is very important. That we focus on, not only on our community, but on the… in our detention centers as well. Making sure we’re providing the most safe… environment we possibly can for anyone that’s coming into the s-…

Note: This is not the end of the interview and I am reasonably certain this is the end of the discussion on 287(g). I could not listen to Rose Scott another second. Sheriff Owens was surprisingly brief on his answers to the WABE questions. We think it is because he has finally learned state law requires him to check immigration status of prisoners and report illegal aliens to ICE. To get a better idea of his ideas on 287(g) we recommend reading this interview/report written by somebody named Arielle Robinson who is the president of the Kennesaw State University Society of Professional Journalists and an editor at the KSU Sentinel (!).

–dak.

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Gwinnett County, GA Sheriff Keybo Taylor. Photo: WXIA/Twitter

WABE (NPR)

‘New Gwinnet County Sheriff Ends Controversial 287g Program’

January 12, 2021

Host Lisa Rayam with newly elected Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens Jr.

Original audio here.

Transcription from Rev.com

Rayam:
Good morning, the time is 7:34. Just as soon as he took office, Gwinnett County’s new sheriff delivered on a promise to get rid of the controversial 287(g) program. That’s the initiative that allows entities like the Sheriff’s Office to enforce federal immigration laws.

Rayam:
Good morning, Sheriff Taylor. How are you?

Sheriff Taylor:
Good morning, Lisa. How are you doing?

Rayam:
Wonderful. Thank you so much for joining us today. Uh-

Sheriff Taylor:
[crosstalk 00:00:34]-

Lisa:
You said getting rid of the 287(g) program was necessary. Why is that?

Sheriff Taylor:
Well, when you look at, you know, the program, um, like I’ve said before, that program, the intentions when they first put it in place, it had good intentions, but like any tools, a lot of tools that are used in law enforcement, people start to take advantage of it, and, uh, that’s what you have with this. So basically, what that program started to do was target, uh, you know, people of color that were in this country that’s undocumented, so, you know, it became, you know, a racist issue for me, it became a prejudice issue for me, and it reminded me of how, um, you know, Black America was back in the 90s and the 80s when we were profiled just based upon our race, so I felt it was necessary from day one to go ahead and end that program. So-:

Rayam:

Yeah. You mentioned, uh, profiling, and the term racial profiling is often used and, and equated with 287(g), so you clearly agree with that sentiment then?

Sheriff Taylor:
Yes, I do. Um, it’s obvious when you go back in and you look at the numbers, the numbers are so off balance, you know, of the people that are coming in, especially, uh, jaded towards Hispanics. So, you know, the numbers are undeniable, um, and the increase in the numbers under the Trump administration versus the Obama administration, I mean, it’s just unin- undeniable and unexplainable.

Rayam:
There was the myth that immigrants, illegal or not, fostered more crime in the country, and you didn’t quite buy that. Why?

Sheriff Taylor:
Because there is no statistical data that, that proves that, okay? Um, when you look at crime trends, you know, especially here in Gwinnett County, um, there’s been a downward crime trend here with exception of, uh, there’s been a little bit of an uptick in violent crimes, so when you go back in, an- and especially in the area of gang violence. So, you know, we had at one point 55 homicides here in Gwinnett County. Out of those 55, excuse me, over half of them was attributed to gangs or gang type violence. So again, you know, when we’re looking at what is the number one, you know, major issue here, you know, and those are homicide type cases, you’re not seeing where they’re, these people are here in this country that’s undocumented, so the, the thought process that 287(g) keeps us safer, uh, is, is just, it’s not clear.

Rayam:
So instead, you want to support programs aimed at tackling gang violence and human trafficking issues. Is, is that, uh, the major concern of Gwinnett County in 2021?

Sheriff Taylor:
Well, going back, looking at, you know, the fact that over half of the homicides that we had here in Gwinnett County, uh, was attributed to either gangs or gang violence, you know, I think that that was a necessary first step for me, is to come in and address that issue. Um, you know, if we’re talking about, you know, what, what are we going to do to keep the citizens of Gwinnett County safe, to me that’s a logical first step right there. 287(g) doesn’t show me, it doesn’t prove to me that it’s working to keep the citizens of Gwinnett County safe. It’s just, you know, a thought process of people who do not want people in this country, and especially people in this country that’s undocumented, so I felt like that was a better step.

Sheriff Taylor:
Um, we’re not putting, you know, enough emphasis in the law enforcement community on human trafficking, so that is another issue that I want to make sure that we, you know, put more focus toward and put more resources toward, so those were, uh, two of my first initiatives, uh, after I took office here.

Rayam:
And human trafficking, how does that play a role in Gwinnett County? We, you know, we hear about Atlanta being a hub for human trafficking, but, uh, how does that, uh, fact- how does Gwinnett County factor into that particular issue?

Sheriff Taylor:
Well, a lot of times when you, Atlanta will get the publicity of what is going on, okay? So, you know, we hear about, you know, the large number of people, ma’am, that have fallen victim to human trafficking in the city, but as always, those [inaudible 00:05:21] always move out to the suburbs. So, you know, even if our numbers are not as high as maybe say the ci- you know, what we’re looking at in the city of Atlanta, it doesn’t mean that it’s not happening [inaudible 00:05:34]. And point number two is, is that we always have to understand that, you know, crime and criminals, ma’am, they don’t, they do not respect borders, so, you know, it’s nothing to come from Atlanta to Gwinnett County, and, um, you know, so we, this is just one of the things that we have to get a jump on. We’ve got to get [inaudible 00:05:55] trying to be a little bit more proactive than reactive on, uh, on a problem that’s just going to get worse if we don’t.

Rayam:
Changing topics a bit, um, before you were sworn into office you weren’t to sheriff school, and you were one of those who was exposed to COVID-19, and you contracted the virus, correct?

Sheriff Taylor:
That is correct.

Rayam:
How did you fare through, through that? Tell us what it was like for you.

Sheriff Taylor:
Um, I can tell …

End of discussion on 287(g). Not end of interview. dak

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