If you have not heard as of yet, the BofCS decided today via a “Staff Directive” to remove the “legal presence” requirement for unincorporated business owners to renew their BPOL in Prince William County. Now, instead of requiring unincorporated business owners to verify their immigration status in person they will only have to check a box on a form.
It is worth noting that of the approximate 4,000 unincorporated business who were supposed to physically present themselves at McCoart to prove their legal status, only about 300 had as yet complied with the requirement. Interpretation: the County was looking at a huge revenue loss due to noncompliance. With a filing deadline of March 2, there was no way 3,700 business owners were going to show up in the next nine business days.
Congratulations to John Gray for bringing this matter to the attention of Supervisors.
Welcome T Andrews 🙂
D. Bornstein,
Glad to have standing with me!
John Gray,
I apologize if you thought you needed to explain your role in repealing the business disincentive measure in the Immigration Resolution. Your leadership is well known and well appreciated by me and many others. I used the word “honorable” not to be snide, but because it is a word that is often used to describe a statesman, and you have shown yourself to be statesmanlike in the course of protecting this county from further economic consequences from this measure.
I only meant to suggest that support for this modification was widespread in the business community. (It looks as though it was also widespread on the Board. I said last week there would be 7 or possibly 8 votes for making this change. What unfolded was the equivalent.)
As with others on this thread, I thank you for taking the bull by the horns on this issue.
John (Gray),
Well done, sir.
Rick, I don’t think it was ever that high in all of Prince William County. I think 20% may be very accurate. You are thinking about concentration like around your home.
Check out over all school demographics. Those will give you the best estimates.
“Rick, are you telling me that 50% of the population of Prince William County was latino in 2005 or have I misread you?”
Yeah I’m guessing 40%.
I’m sure it’s skewed from what i saw nearest to me but from observation of foot and car traffic, and interaction at stores, I will stand by that 40-50% guess. Around Bull Run I think it was over 50%.
Foot traffic, car traffic, stores – and also enrollment at school, 50% or so of the Kindergarden and 1st grade classes at Mullen Elementary had Latino surnames. Nothing wrong with that in and of itself, don’t get me wrong.
So Rick, you go through school documents and LOOK for hispanic surnames? Exactly how are you doing this?
You said:
“Yeah I’m guessing 40%.
I’m sure it’s skewed from what i saw nearest to me but from observation of foot and car traffic, and interaction at stores, I will stand by that 40-50% guess. Around Bull Run I think it was over 50%.”
Clearly you have never taken a real statistics class, your methodolgy is unreliable and flawed.
Elena, you put words in my mouth again. I know you can’t resist trying to destroy my character with lies. I love my wife. She has her own accounts I have mine. She will tell you I am an ideal husband, and I tell all she is an ideal wife. I did call the INS to find out what to do about her situation, and I did follow the law in identifying the fact that she was illegal per the criminal statutes. That did not change her or me. We simply got married and fell in love.
We are happily married, because she let’s me be me and I encourage and support her to be her. That does not change the things she did in the past, it only affects what she does in the future.
I am astonished at the level of animosity, manipulated lies, character assassination and dis-respect you hurl at people you don’t like or agree with.
You should practice the tolerance, compassion, and love you preach toward all others, not just the sub-set of “illegals” you want to protect.
I don’t do what Rick does, in fact I am against the focus on race that ALL of you engage in. None of you get the error in doing this and the cost to our community when you do this, and none of you are properly able to focus on the problems of stopping “illegal” immigration because you are too engaged in “racial and ethnic racism and racial politics”.
“So Rick, you go through school documents and LOOK for hispanic surnames? Exactly how are you doing this? ”
On open-house day my wife and I were looking at the class rosters posted outside each classroom. Also attended some ceremonies there for perfect attendance and honors, and noticed the names as well as the parents in attendance.
“Clearly you have never taken a real statistics class, your methodolgy is unreliable and flawed.”
Actually I have a degree in mathematics, but I didn’t need that to notice what was going on around me. Unlike you I haven’t lost track of common sense.
Michael, I think the problem might be that people here didn’t realize you were speaking of the past with your wife. I am glad to hear things have gotten straightened out and that her behavior is more in keeping with your values. That sounds like a real success story. I hope we will see you both at the anniversary party. Even at best, typing is a hard way to know people. I would enjoy meeting you all.
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Rick, the area you are talking about might be 40%. I was looking at the total county and demographics for PWCS. Thats where your 18%-20% statistics come in. However, school demographics rely on parent input. For instance, when I go in as a parent to enroll my child, I check the race. There are no race police making a list and checking it twice. So if I say my kid is an Eskimo, then that is what goes down on paper.
I guess your way is as good as any other way to dipstick. You aren’t citing the data as empirical evidence.
I think the whole area around Bull Run had to be 40%. Not to be funny, but remember I’m not saying 40% of the houses and apartments. I’m saying 40% of the total people. Maybe 20% of the houses, but with an average of twice as many people in them.
The blocks around me it was 40%+ of the houses and over 50% of the people I would say.
Rick,
More power to you, I am horrible at math, not my strong suit! However, math and statistics are very different “animals”. Having a degree in Math does not equate to an understanding of statistics and measurements as it relates to valid research methodology. It’s been awhile since grad school and stats for me, but your “observations” are the most flawed method utilized.
I wasn’t doing a research project Elena. That’s not a bad idea. But I barely have enough time free to rant and rave on these boards, much less do anything serious.
But if someone out there wants to do an informal study of the percentage of Latinos in PWC, through means such as looking at rosters of schoolkids, it would be interesting.
Dear Rick,
“Rant and rave” away on the blogs, just don’t pretend like you are regurgitating facts ,when in reality, you are just pulling out numbers from the proverbial “hat” 🙂