The Journal says Forsyth County Sheriff Bill Schatzman has had a change of heart and would like to seriously explore the federal program for handling illegal immigrants —- if the money comes through.
The Journal’s all for it:
Critics say that the program would amount to an impractical roundup of illegal immigrants, a persecution of them. But that’s not what this program is about. Nor is it about deputies going up to Hispanics on the street and checking their immigration status. What it is about is officers determining whether people who have been charged with a crime and jailed are here legally or illegally. That’s reasonable enough. And it’s reasonable to turn inmates who are found to be here illegally over to the federal government. In addition, this program could well turn up illegal immigrants who are wanted for serious crimes in their own countries.
