In an attempt to address the number and cost of illegal immigrants in Collier jails, Hunter said the Collier County Criminal Immigration Task Force is beginning to tackle three new components, which should make it easier to identify and ultimately remove criminal aliens from the country.
Hunter was the first speaker at the council’s quarterly meeting at the Human Resources building in the Collier County Government Center.
The purpose of the council, which is comprised of members of the County Commission, the Sheriff’s Office, the State Attorney’s Office and various nonprofits, is to assess the population status of all detention and correctional facilities in the county.
The council also ensures that the capacities of the lockups aren’t exceeded.
“If these people were not here in our country, they would not be in our jail and costing us millions to house and feed,” said Commissioner Fred Coyle, who chairs the safety council. “We’ve been tracking this for over a year. We’ve been concerned about this issue for a long, long time.”
There are anywhere from 11.5 million to 20 million illegal immigrants living in the United States, and an estimated 800,000 to 950,000 living in Florida, Hunter said. If there were an imaginary line between west coast Citrus County and east coast Volusia County, about 80 percent of the illegal immigrants in Florida would live below that line, he said.
About 22 percent of all crime in Collier County is attributed to illegal immigrants, Hunter said. Also, 40 percent of all felony warrants and 60 percent of murder arrest warrants in the county are for illegal immigrants, he said.
Some of that crime is committed by members of violent gangs, like MS-13, Hunter said.
“MS-13 is hiding out in our agricultural populations,” Hunter told the council. “They are trying to blend into the regular population.”
A snapshot of the Collier County jail population on Jan. 24, 2007, showed that there were 283 self-admitted illegal immigrants incarcerated. On average, the jail houses 1,150 inmates.
It costs $24,774 per day to house and feed illegal immigrants in the county jails, adding up to $9,042,444 per year, Hunter said. That doesn’t include the costs for judges, juries, prosecutors, public defenders and other court-related costs.
Coyle said after the meeting that other expenses involved with illegal immigrants cost county taxpayers tens of millions more per year.
“It comes from educational costs,” Coyle said. “There are thousands of students in our schools that do not speak English. The vast majority of them are illegal. There are people clogging up our emergency rooms.
“People who violated our laws to get here are costing us money.”
To cut down on the costs of illegal immigration, the Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to begin implementing two federal programs that together promise to help reduce jail overcrowding, provide cost savings and promote community safety.
The first, the Criminal Alien Program — or CAP — focuses on identifying criminal aliens who are incarcerated and ensuring they aren’t released into the community by securing a final order of removal before the end of their sentence.
The second program, the Detention Removal Operation — or DRO — makes certain through the enforcement of immigration laws that all removable aliens depart the country.
Three ICE agents have been assigned to the Collier County jail as part of an agency partnership, and Hunter said a number of Sheriff’s Office employees are being trained to perform the same duties.
To complete the cycle, the Sheriff’s Office also plans to implement a third component, an Executive Office for Immigration Review. The immigration review office is within the U.S. Department of Justice, which presides over immigration cases involving detained and criminal aliens and ensures standards of due process and fair treatment.
“Once they’re out of the country, they can’t commit any more crimes,” Hunter said after the meeting. “End of discussion.”
Coyle, who in the past year repeatedly has expressed unhappiness with the immigration system, said he believes the three programs should be a great benefit to local law enforcement.
“I think local law enforcement (officers) are doing the best they possibly can do,” Coyle said. “I think it is the federal government which is irresponsible in their failure to carry out their duties. The federal government has failed miserably and continues to fail miserably.”
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20+ million ILLEGAL aliens are in the United States of America.
Right now in the United States of America, ILLEGAL aliens have more rights than you do!
9/26/2010 - HAZELTON, PA - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - IT'S ILLEGAL TO ARREST AN ILLEGAL ALIEN. IT'S ILLEGAL TO ARREST OR PUNISH THOSE WHO HIRE OR RENT TO ILLEGAL ALIENS!!!
"There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people." --Theodore Roosevelt
"This nation is in danger of becoming a Third World nightmare with all the corruption, disease, illiteracy, violence and balkanization known all over the world. We need a 10-year moratorium on all immigration to catch our collective breath and we need deportation of over 10 million illegal aliens in a slow and orderly fashion." --Ed Garrison
“The 1987 amnesty was a failure; rather than reducing illegal immigration, it led to an increase,” FAIR stated. “Any new amnesty measure will further weaken respect for our immigration laws. Therefore, all amnesty measures must be defeated.” --Frosty Wooldridge
President barry shits on the United States.
This is a picture of YOUR American president, (president barry soetoro, a.k.a barack obama) refusing to acknowledge the National Anthem of the United States of America. This picture clearly shows barry with his hands crossed across his vaginal area when the United States Anthem was playing.
barry has NO RESPECT for you, me, or America! Not only did he disrespect America, he just shit on the graves of every American Soldier that has died for this country.
6/15/2010 - PRESIDENT BARRY CAN'T EVEN KEEP A U.S. PARK OPEN!!! He gave the park to mexico & the illegal alien mexican drug cartel!!!
7/6/2010 - American President barry soetoro sues AMERICA!!!
9/11/2010 - YOUR president just gave mexico $1 billion dollars for deepwater oil drilling despite his own moratorium on U.S. deepwater drilling!? More proof that barry hates America!
Treason
–noun
1. the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign. 2. A violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state. 3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.
Traitor
–noun
1. a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust. 2. a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country.
Pslam 109:8
May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.
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What's in their backpacks? Are any of them sick with a contagious disease?
United States Code, Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter II, Part VIII, §1325 - "Improper Entry by Alien," any citizen of any country other than the United States who: 1) Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers; or 2) Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or 3) Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact; has committed a federal crime.
Violations are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment for up to six months. Repeat offenses can bring up to two years in prison. Additional civil fines may be imposed at the discretion of immigration judges, but civil fines do not negate the criminal sanctions or nature of the offense.
ILLEGAL
-ADJ
1. FORBIDDEN BY LAW; UNLAWFUL; ILLICIT 2. UNAUTHORIZED OR PROHIBITED BY A CODE OF OFFICIAL OR ACCEPTED RULES
-N
3. A PERSON WHO HAS ENTERED OR ATTEMPTED TO ENTER A COUNTRY ILLEGALLY
Illegal Alien
–noun
1. a foreigner who has entered or resides in a country unlawfully or without the country's authorization. 2. a foreigner who enters the U.S. without an entry or immigrant visa, esp. a person who crosses the border by avoiding inspection or who overstays the period of time allowed as a visitor, tourist, or businessperson.
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