stephanie
06-05-2008, 04:04 PM
WASHINGTON (Map, News) -
The United Nations plans to examine Prince William County’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigrants during a visit next week.
Jorge Bustamante, the United Nation’s special rapporteur on migrants’ rights, plans to tour Manassas and Woodbridge, receive briefings on local enforcement measures, and attempt to meet with local officials.
He contacted immigrant leaders in the county two months ago to begin preparing for a visit, saying he was interested in the landmark nature of the county’s actions.
The international examination follows a December visit from the Virginia advisory panel of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, which has yet to release a report on the county’s actions.
A Mexican native and Notre Dame University sociology professor, Bustamante has reviewed treatment of migrants in Guatemala and Mexico and toured the United States during a three-week review of American immigration policies last year.
SNIP:
But the United Nations should not have a role, said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. “Our immigration policy is not a subject for the U.N. or any foreign institution, pure and simple.”
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http://www.examiner.com/a-1425548~U_N__official_to_visit_Prince_William_to_s tudy_illegal_immigration_policy.html
The United Nations plans to examine Prince William County’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigrants during a visit next week.
Jorge Bustamante, the United Nation’s special rapporteur on migrants’ rights, plans to tour Manassas and Woodbridge, receive briefings on local enforcement measures, and attempt to meet with local officials.
He contacted immigrant leaders in the county two months ago to begin preparing for a visit, saying he was interested in the landmark nature of the county’s actions.
The international examination follows a December visit from the Virginia advisory panel of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, which has yet to release a report on the county’s actions.
A Mexican native and Notre Dame University sociology professor, Bustamante has reviewed treatment of migrants in Guatemala and Mexico and toured the United States during a three-week review of American immigration policies last year.
SNIP:
But the United Nations should not have a role, said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. “Our immigration policy is not a subject for the U.N. or any foreign institution, pure and simple.”
read it all and comments.
http://www.examiner.com/a-1425548~U_N__official_to_visit_Prince_William_to_s tudy_illegal_immigration_policy.html