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Posted by: kwflatbed

Governor signs executive order; R.I. officials must identify violators

By Ray Henry

Associated Press / March 28, 2008

PROVIDENCE - Governor Don Carcieri signed an executive order yesterday requiring State Police and prison officials to identify immigration violators in state custody and report them to federal authorities for possible deportation.His order also forces the state to verify the immigration status of its workers, as well as the workers of any company that does business with the state. Carcieri said he supported legislation that would force all companies in Rhode Island to do the same.
The Republican governor said he understands that illegal immigrants face hardships, but added that he does not want them in Rhode Island.
"If you're here illegally, you shouldn't be here illegally," he said. "You shouldn't be here."
Carcieri's popularity has plummeted in recent months as Rhode Island faces an estimated $550 million budget deficit, its worst financial crisis since a series of bank and credit union collapses in the early 1990s. He has proposed cutting school funding, reducing welfare and healthcare benefits, and letting prisoners out of jail early.
During a press conference, Carcieri linked both issues, saying illegal immigrants put financial strains on local school districts and stress state hospitals.
Under his order, State Police will enter an agreement with federal immigration authorities permitting them access to specialized immigration databases. That information would allow police to identify and detain immigration violators.
State Police could investigate the legal status of anyone they suspect is an immigration violator, including crime victims, witnesses, and people supplying police with confidential tips, State Police Major Steven O'Donnell said.
A.T. Wall, director of the Department of Corrections, said the prison system will negotiate a similar agreement so it, too, can identify illegal immigrants in state custody, as well as legal immigrants who are subject to deportation if convicted of crimes.
Carcieri said he did not know how much his initiatives would cost, although he assumed they would save money in the long run.
Immigrant advocate Juan Garcia said he feared Carcieri's proposals would drive a vulnerable community underground.
He said that illegal immigrants who are victims of crime will fear approaching police and that children could suffer if parents lose their jobs. "These people are not criminals," he said. "This is affecting the poor people."
Carcieri has proposed removing immigrant children, legal and illegal, from a state-subsidized healthcare plan.
He has also drawn fire from some immigrants' rights groups for cutting translators from the state payroll.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/art..._ri_illegally/

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Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

This is a RI governor? Wow, Im impressed

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Posted by: kwflatbed

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Originally Posted by justanotherparatrooper This is a RI governor? Wow, Im impressed

This is about the only sane thing the IDIOT has done

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Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

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Originally Posted by kwflatbed This is about the only sane thing the IDIOT has done

I havent followed RI politics, Last idiot I paid attention to there was that RINO that wanted to take away my SEcond Amendment rights Chafee.

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Posted by: CJIS

Rhode Island: Order to Combat Illegal Immigration
New York Times - Mar 28, 2008
By CATRIN EINHORN Linking the presence of undocumented workers to the state’s financial woes, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri signed an executive order that includes steps to combat illegal immigration.

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Posted by: 94c

In related news, Governor Deval Patrick announced today from New York that he will be installing hundreds of new signs along the highways.

"Massachusetts Welcomes You" will now be installed in several different languages.

"Mia casa e tua casa"

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Posted by: rg1283

RI is in a lot of $ trouble. Big time. Its going to be cut cut cut cut, and then cut whats been cut again. The only good thing the gov has done is the illegal immigrant stuff.

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Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

RI Gov Carcieri is a dink!!! He threw the RI State Police under the bus when they raided the indian smoke shop!!! and to top it all off it was him who ordered the raid!!!!

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Posted by: GD

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Originally Posted by Irish Wampanoag RI Gov Carcieri is a dink!!! He threw the RI State Police under the bus when they raided the indian smoke shop!!! and to top it all off it was him who ordered the raid!!!!

Is another politician who screws the cops and the unions. He cuts, cuts, cuts and cries poor mouth but he just gave the state police a nice contract.

He is a union buster!!

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Posted by: kwflatbed


Chief disagrees with Carcieri


07:06 AM EDT on Saturday, April 5, 2008


By Richard C. Dujardin

Journal Staff Writer


Esserman



PROVIDENCE — Police Chief Dean Esserman has put himself squarely in opposition to Governor Carcieri’s suggestion that local law-enforcement agencies investigate the immigration status of individuals they take into their custody.
Esserman said yesterday that he does believe the police have a responsibility to forward to the attention of federal agents any information about illegal immigrants whose status they have come upon “inadvertently.” But he said the responsibility should not extend to investigating the immigration status of people they have arrested or suspect may have been involved in other crimes.
“I am opposed to a proactive role because of the chilling effect it would have on our being able to have people have trust in us and to report crimes,” said Esserman.
“We know almost half the crime in this nation goes unreported. We need people to feel comfortable coming to us to a report a crime. But they may not have that trust and comfort if we are searching out people on immigration violations.”
On March 27, Governor Carcieri issued an executive order that directs various state agencies to take steps aimed at curbing illegal immigration into Rhode Island, including the introduction of an E-Verify system to electronically verify whether people who apply to work for certain state agencies have valid Social Security numbers.
It also directs every department and state agency in the Executive Branch to notify people whose identity has been stolen or improperly used by others for the purpose of receiving health care, child care, driver’s licenses or welfare and employment.
But also in Carcieri’s order is directive number 6: “It is urged that all enforcement officials, including state and local law-enforcement agencies take steps to support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by investigating and determining the immigration status of all non-citizens taken into custody, incarcerated, or under investigation for any crime and notifying federal authorities of all illegal immigrants discovered as a result of such investigations.”
Esserman had said initially yesterday that the Police Department, as a matter of standard procedure, notifies the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency of the names of all illegal immigrants who have been booked and arraigned by Providence police. But he later acknowledged that Providence police don’t do any investigation on their own but simply fax to ICE a copy of their arraignment sheet, which shows the names of anyone who has been arraigned that day.
He noted that a memo from Mayor David N. Cicilline, issued last year, instructs members not to make any immigration checks during motor-vehicle stops.
But Esserman said his own aversion to local police seeking out illegal immigrants is widely shared by other urban police chiefs around the country, including those who were at a Law Enforcement Immigration Summit he attended in Washington, D.C., last November, hosted by the federal government and the Police Executive Research Forum.
“There is no question the City of Providence is in the company of larger cities across the nation in not choosing to take a proactive aggressive posture in becoming the local immigration police.”
According to the chief, it is standard for police officers to get background checks via computers for anyone they encounter even in a traffic stop, but the computer check does not provide them with any information on the individual’s immigration status.
Carcieri has said that he cannot understand why anyone would object to “common sense” measures that could help to ensure that the laws are followed and that taxpayers are not burdened by a continued influx of illegal immigrants.
Yesterday, Mayor Cicilline said he would not disagree with aspects of Governor Carcieri’s executive order — such as notifying people whose identity has been stolen or improperly used to obtain driver’s licenses.
“This is not a debate over whether someone supports illegal immigration,” Cicilline said.
“No responsible person supports illegal immigration. But the notion that we should shift the responsibility down to the states is bad policy.”
And as far as he’s concerned, Cicilline said, his chief is doing the right thing.
“I fully support him on this. I will continue to allow the chief to manage the department with my full confidence.”

http://www.projo.com/news/content/es...881a3.html?npc

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Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

Esserman

“I am opposed to a proactive role because of the chilling effect it would have on our being able to have people have trust in us and to report crimes,” said Esserman.
“We know almost half the crime in this nation goes unreported. We need people to feel comfortable coming to us to a report a crime. But they may not have that trust and comfort if we are searching out people on immigration violations.”



Are you kidding me worried about trust from a person who is already breaking the law??? what a dick head Providence here is your next Democrat candidate for mayor.



Carcieri has said that he cannot understand why anyone would object to “common sense” measures that could help to ensure that the laws are followed and that taxpayers are not burdened by a continued influx of illegal immigrants.
Yesterday, Mayor Cicilline said he would not disagree with aspects of Governor Carcieri’s executive order — such as notifying people whose identity has been stolen or improperly used to obtain driver’s licenses.
“This is not a debate over whether someone supports illegal immigration,” Cicilline said.
“No responsible person supports illegal immigration. But the notion that we should shift the responsibility down to the states is bad policy.”



Well I guest investigating terrorism is not the state responsibility either, since its a federal crime. Asshole!!!!

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Posted by: rg1283

Entermans makes good pastries

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Posted by: kwflatbed

Police Weigh In On Immigration Order

Friday, Apr 11, 2008

Local police chiefs in Rhode Island are speaking out about Gov. Don Carcieri's executive order on illegal immigration.
Among other things, the order requires police and prison officials to play a more active role in finding and deporting illegal immigrants.
On Friday the head of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association says the local departments agree with looking into the immigration status of criminal suspects.
The governor's order also requires state agencies and companies that do business with the state to verify the legal status of employees.

Video:http://www.turnto10.com/northeast/ja...4-11-0016.html

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