("Scott Gardner Act" Would Deport Illegal Immigrants Convicted Of DUI In North Carolina

   Here is a good one from North Carolina concerning illegal immigrants and DUI's in the state. I like the idea behind this but it would be even better if the illegal's were deported before they get busted for a DUI instead of afterwards.

    What I also would like to know is, if they kill someone while drinking and driving, do they get deported or do they get to spend some time in the slammer first?

   U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick ( R-NC ) is seeking to reintroduce a bill which would have illegal immigrants deported if they are convicted of driving under the influence.

    The bill ("Scott Gardner Act" ) would also make it a little easier for law enforcement departments to share their info on illegal immigrants with each other.

   This bill was introduced in 2005 but went no where in the Senate after being passed in the House and it is thought that now their would be more commitment to get this passed this year among both chambers.

Also at the news conference, Mecklenburg Sheriff Jim Pendergraph said the county has identified 1,520 illegal immigrants since May 1 who have committed crimes and will be deported. Of those, 318 were arrested for DWI.

Myrick said the Gardner Act only deals with illegal immigrants charged with drunk driving because that falls within the federal government's responsibility. She encouraged people to talk with state leaders about strengthening other DWI laws.      Charlotte Observer

 

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Senates Votes For Airport Screeners Union Rights

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as border patrol, customs and immigration agents, despite a veto threat from the White House.

  The 51-46 vote was on an amendment by Sen. Jim DeMint (news, voting record), R-S.C., to remove the union rights from a broad anti-terrorism bill to implement recommendations of the 9/11 commission previously rejected by Congress. The Senate expects to complete work on the bill by the end of the week.

The House passed a similar anti-terrorism bill with the same union provision for airport screeners in an indication of organized labor's strength with Democrats now running Congress.

Republicans vowed to strike the union provision when negotiators sit down to merge the House and Senate bills together to implement recommendations of the 9/11 commission previously rejected by Congress.

"We're not going to let big labor compromise national security," said Sen. Mitch McConnell (news, bio, voting record), R-Ky., noting there are not enough votes in either the House or Senate to override a veto by President Bush.

   Let me get this right, okay?  The Bush house of hoods is going to veto this bill because it would compromise national security as long as the amendment for airport screeners is included? Actually I should say because big labor will compromise our security?

   If this bill is veto' d by Bush, then isn't he compromising national security himself? For that matter, isn't the federal government practicing discrimination by allowing the border patrol and the immigration agents to be unionized but not the screeners?

 

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