Corey Stewart is still hasn’t learned he isn’t a delegate to the General Assembly nor is he a state senator. Perhaps he is going to run for either Senator Colgan’s seat or Del. Miller’s seat so he can introduce his immigration reform.
The News & Messenger:
On Thursday, Stewart plans to announce multiple pieces of legislation for the General Assembly to con-sider, one of which is based on legislation passed recently in Oklahoma.
The first item would require all law enforcement officers in the state to check immigration status upon lawful detention if there is reasonable suspicion that the person detained is an illegal immigrant.
The second piece would be similar to legislation currently passed in Oklahoma that taxes international money transfers. The fee, which went into effect last July, is $5 on money transmissions up to $500, plus 1 percent of the amount in excess of $500. Consumers who file state tax returns can get a refund of the fees.
Businesses that fail to remit the fees to the Oklahoma Tax Commission face possible suspension of their licenses.
Stewart said this would adversely affect illegal immigrants who don’t have Social Security numbers and do not pay state taxes.
“A normal guy who pays state taxes, you are going to get money your money back,” Stewart said.
According to a 2009story in the Oklahoma City Journal Record, an analysis by state House staff indicated that the measure would raise about $4 million annually to help fund the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
The third item would make it a class one misdemeanor for illegal immigrants in Virginia to register a motor vehicle or have someone do it on their behalf.
The final item Stewart wants to introduce would make it a class 1 misdemeanor for an illegal immigrant to buy real property and a class 6 felony for a property valued at more than $500,000.
Stewart also would like to see anyone knowingly transferring an illegal alien to be guilty of human smug-gling. Those trafficking in illegal aliens have been arrested recently in Arizona and been sentenced to jail time.
Stewart would like to see this applied in Virginia to those transporting illegal immigrants working as day laborers.
Stewart said he gathering support around the state for these pieces of legislation but needs to do more bridge-building with the General Assembly members for the legislation be strongly considered.
“It’s going to take some work, but I am confident that I am going to eventually get enough members in the House [of Delegates] and the Senate to get this passed,” Stewart said.
It’s going to take some work? It is going to take getting elected to the General Assembly. Stewart needs to accept that he is Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Nothing more, nothing less. He needs to do his job he was elected to do. Stewart also now claims he does not want to “go the route of Arizona.” Last week he was more than happy to ride the coat-tails of 1070, all the way to the Statehouse. That’s our Corey. Back pedaling as usual.
Stewart attributed his plan was drafted with the assistance of the Immigration Reform Law Institute. IRLI is the legal arm of FAIR. This same organization wanted to make guinea pigs out of Prince William County residents back in 2007. Some of you might remember Dan Stein and Michael Hethmon. Also included in the cast of characters is Kris Kobach who claims responsibility for the Arizona legislation SB 2070. Hethmon and Stein both had a hand in the original Immigration Resolution in PWC in 2007. You can see the hullabaloo they stirred up and how it was overturned because it was simply not good law. IRLI Link.
One definition of insanity is to repeat the same behavior over and over and expect a different outcome. When is Corey Stewart going to learn that FAIR material just isn’t going to fly for very long.
Watch Hethmon as he testifies before the US Human Rights Commission. Here he claims responsibility for the Prince William Immigration Resolution. Seems there a lot of folks fighting over who gets to claim it:
Has either F.A.I.R. or I.R.L.I. been successful to date? Prince William was neutered. Arizona has an injunction over its controversial clauses. Corey still wants to do business with these people. Makes no sense to me. Regardless of the ideas, why doesn’t Corey get back to work at the job he was elected to do. He really needs to mind his own business at this point.
Corey Stewart reminds me of George Costanza from Seinfeld, a pudgy little man who’s always crying for attention.
And does this little man realize what happened yesterday in Arizona? These types of measures were suspended by a federal judge.
I think he gets it. He is now saying he doesn’t want to go the AZ route. That would be a 180 from what he said last week.
Why do readers think Corey keeps beating this drum? What’s in it for him?
I don’t know what laws currently apply to registering vehicles in Virginia, but I’d rather a vehicle be registered and its owner traceable than not.
Who regulates the purchase of real estate now? Are there limits on what a non-resident can buy? Who determines this? The Feds? States? Why the change for $500,000 properties. A little class elitism? Are upper-middle class folks more impacted than poorer ones?
Is this typical Corey blather?
Foreigners who never set foot in the United States can buy real estate. Who is the captain kidding? And I totally agree about car registration. Just what we need. More cars on the roads that live in no man’s land.
What brain trust came up with this crap? Mike Hethmon? Dan Stein? They were so successful before. NOT!!!
The Finley Affair, now Avendale coming back, regular bribes being paid and influence bought, constant lying and deception – I’m feeling really down today. I realized that Corey Stewart is a duplicitous fraud but it hadn’t sunk in until this week the depth of this man’s corruption and unbridled personal ambition. Not only is Stewart corrupt to the core, he has the support of an equally malevolent and self-serving Planning Office, and his stooge Melissa Peacor, to accomplish what he wants. We’re becoming the worst of the worst of what were once called banana republics.
This legislative effort on Stewart’s part is another fraud. It’s nothing but smoke and mirrors and will do nothing to address theillegal immigration problem. The judge yesterday did not impose an injunction against any of the sections of Arizona’s immigration law aimed at enforcement aimed at illegal employers. Stewart claims he admires this law so much, so why not propose enacting those provisions in Virginia? They’re legal and they work. Stewart’s proposal at best prohibits employers of illegal aliens from giving them rides to and from work. What a farce.
Of course, we all know that Stewart will propose no measures that might meet with the disapproval of his developer paymasters and big-money pals in the Chamber.
Fellow Republicans – for the sake of our Party and its credibility let’s get rid of this guy. We can find much better candidates who actually care about the constituents they serve.
Coreyites – go ahead and keep cheering this charlatan on. You might think he’s dealing with illegal immigration but you will soon learn that you have been duped just like his former supporters on land use, Eric Finley and many others. What you will actually get is massive new development (i.e. Avendale next week and Brentswood is back in play) with a huge influx of illegal alien labor to work the projects. If you think residential overcrowding is bad now, just wait until Corey finishes his slash and burn on Prince William County. If you happen to be an unemployed American who wants decent wages and benefits, you will not be included in any of this.
But, if Corey succeeds with his state initiative the developers won’t be able to provide rides to work sites for their illegal alien workers. I feel so much better knowing that.
@Moon-howler #6
Moon – you are absolutely correct. US laws on foreign direct investment (non-Americans buying assets in the US) are very loose. Neither Virginia nor Prince William County can override Federal laws on this matter.
Stewart’s bio states, “Chairman Stewart is an international trade attorney in private practice. He earned his Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Chairman Stewart received his Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.”
He should know this. He was a practicing attorney on international commercial law until he got fired from his job a year or so ago. He’s either an incompetent lawyer or just lying again.
So who is Stewart trying to kid? He cannot do what he is proposing.
Additionally, the state of Virginia frowns on unregistered cars.
I just wish he would stop. The Coreyites need to find another hero.
Here we go again with Avendale, looks like Wally and the Park Authority are using the “Wiita” formula to push this one through and it would appear this time they’re using the Gainesville Grizzlies instead of the Soccer Association. Funny, I wonder who promised the Grizzlies fields and when. The following is posted on the Grizzlies website and has been sent to all on their e-mail list:
On August 3rd at the County Supervisors Meeting the Grizzly Nation will have the opportunity to have our voices heard about the need for more football fields in our community.
Later that night, the Board of Supervisors will be voting on a key zoning issue that would provide an addition four football fields on 17 acres in the Brentsville District. With the addition of four fields, the Grizzlies will be able to have fields to practice (no more dirt fields at schools!) and we can host more games (less 8am games in Alexandria!)
This zoning needs the support of the Grizzly Nation.
Together IN ONE NIGHT we can move from 1 Field to 5 Fields in our community!
This is a tremendous opportunity for the youth of our community but it cannot happen without YOUR FAMILY!
*Charter buses to take all families to the Grizzly Town Meeting!
*Food served once we arrive at the meeting
*Everyone is encourage to speak at the meeting (but not required)
*Players wear jersey’s and cheerleaders Grizzly-up & CHEER!
WEAR YOUR GRIZZLY GEAR AND SHOW WE ARE A COMMUNITY!
If you have friends/relatives that would be willing to come…we need everyone!
TIMELINE FOR AUGUST 3RD
5:30 Meet at Limestone Commuter Lot
(Commuter lot located next to Methodist Church off of Limestone Road)
6:00pm Buses Leave for Meeting
6:45pm Tailgate Party (County Building Parking Lot)
8:30pm Buses Depart for Gainesville
GET YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS…FIRST 200 RECEIVE SPECIAL PRIZES
NEED TO DRIVE? THAT’S OK, PLEASE REGISTER THAT YOU ARE COMING.
I don’t feel like I even live in this community. Let me see if I understand this situation. The Gainesville Grizzlies will get extra fields if everyone supports putting Avendale in? Have I misunderstood?
GRRRREAT!
Speaking of Grizzlies….they killed 1 camper and killed 2 others right outside of Yellowstone. Grizzlies have gone mad.
“A normal guy who pays state taxes, you are going to get money your money back,” Stewart said.
A NORMAL guy? What, are immigrants who are out of status not normal people?
The man certainly has a way with words, doesn’t he?
I feel like I’m reading a synopsis for one of the “Parks and Recreation” episodes. Must See TV next Tuesday on the government access channel.
You’re not mistaken at all, its the Grizzlies leadership that is mistaken and that has probably been intentionally mislead. If you read the proffers, the applicant is donating land in lieu of a monetary parks proffer. The result is more land in the park inventory but no proffered funds for construction or maintenance of fields. Given that the Park Authority already has undeveloped property that fields could be built on but no funds to construct them with, what leads the Grizzlies to believe (other than Jay Ellington) that the acquisition of this site will actually lead to the construction of fields for them to use. Even if the fields are built, what time frame are we looking at, remeber how long the ball fields in Cathairpin took.
But then again, its all about the children, err, make that its all about using the children.
I just visited the Grizzlies’ website. It was pretty snazzy for youth sport team website. They are very well organized it appears. I can’t even comment on that charter bus to the McCoart Bldg. What a joke!
Avendale back again and in the summer when the BoS knows people are on vacations. Not to mention the BoS thinks people aren’t paying attention. I can’t wait to see how long public comment on Avendale lasts next week.
This could be a marathon evening session, the public hearing is closed and Corey want’s everybody to comment during citizen’s time, guess I’ll have to bring a pillow to this meeting.
Staying away sounds like the better option to me, Mom.
I can’t wait until our next pressing issue in WestGate comes up for comment. I guess we can call ourselves the WestGate TailGators. Chomp! 😉
I don’t know, chomping on the tail of Jay Ellington is just nasty, probably unhealthy and likely to lead to diminished cognitive functions.
On 1 October 2010, the Secure and Safe Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008, otherwise known as “S.A.F.E.”, comes into effect. Rules are being issued by the Federal Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Farm Credit Bureau, and the National Credit Union Administration. All mortgage brokers working for an agency regulated by this act must be registered nationwide with the Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The rules include training, good credit, and fingerprinting. No registration and fingerprinting? No work.
A response to the recent housing and mortgage crisis and probably not a bad concept. Funny, however. To be an American mortgage broker you must be registered, fingerprinted, and trained to federal specifications. An American judge, however, says that illegal immigrants cannot be asked for identification by the police and that one cannot be faulted for failure to carry proof of legal residence. “What a country!!!” as that Russian-born comedian down in Branson, Missouri, keeps saying.
How do you know who you are asking for for identification? Again, illegal immigrants don’t have a brand on their face.
How do we determine who carries ID and who doesn’t? I understand I have to have ID if I am driving but what about walking down the street. It shouldn’t be about how I look or sound.
Lemme see if I have got this right–native born or not, I must carry proof that I am here legally. As a native born American, does this mean I must carry a copy of my birth certificate at all times?
Let’s say I am driving through the state and I get a call on my cellphone from my cousin who lives in Canada, He wants me to send him $500 so he can take advantage of a good deal and I agree. I’m still this same native born American so I have to pay $5.00 tax to send money to my cousin in Canada. Now since I don’t live in Virginia and therefore won’t be filing a state income tax return, I guess I lose my $5.00–right?
If a taxi driver knowingly picks up an illegal immigrant to take him to the bank to send $500 home and he gets stopped for whatever violation, and the cop asks the passenger of ID and he doesn’t have any and it is proven he is here illegally–is the taxi driver guilty of transporting an illegal alien and thus subject to fine/jail?
I am a white, WASP from Germany who immigrated here 20 years ago and have been an American citizen for 10 years. I still have a heavy accent since I came here as an adult and have had a hard time learning English. I get stopped for speeding, I show the policeman my drivers’ license and auto registration. Because I have an accent, am I going to be asked to produce my “papers”? If I don’t have them–they are in my safe deposit box–am I going to get hauled off to jail? If so, and there is no one available to get my “papers” out of the safe deposit box, will I remain in jail indefinitely?
What is the standard for determining that, “there is reasonable suspicion that the person detained is an illegal immigrant.” Is the color of my skin? Is it my accent? Is it the fact that I can’t produce my “papers”? And BTW, what “papers” must I be able to produce?
Corey got fired last year?! LOL. I wish he would get “fired” from the county job.
I don’t know where that came from…re Corey @Twinad.
the first thing a researcher learns (i know it’s science and not a modern day LSD trip like Corey’s on)…
CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION!
George, you bring up some interesting questions. I don’t know why the Corey Campaign hasn’t thought of those questions. If they had, I don’t think they wouuld be posing to make them Virginia law.
I wonder how Cuccinelli is mulling over the latest AZ rulings. As an attorney, I would think he would be better versed in the law, especially Constitutional law.
Hi Bruce. Good to see you. Glad you dropped by.
Actually, “reasonable suspicion” has been a legal standard for years. Here is a cut and paste from wikipedia if people want to do further research.
Precedent
In Terry v. Ohio, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person can be stopped and briefly detained by a police officer based on a reasonable suspicion of involvement in a crime. If the officer additionally has reasonable suspicion that the person is armed, the officer may perform a search of the person’s outer garments for weapons. Such a detention does not violate the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizure, though it must be brief. Reasonable suspicion does not provide grounds for arrest; however, an arrest can be made if facts discovered during the detention provide probable cause that the suspect has committed a crime.
In Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada the Court further established that a state may require, by law, that a person identify himself or herself to an officer during a stop; some states (e.g., Colorado[3]) require that a person detained provide additional information, but as of April 2010, the validity of such additional obligations has not come before the Supreme Court.
The whole article–
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_suspicion
By the way, Terry was a 8-1 decision with William Douglas dissenting. Thurgood Marshall voted with the majority.
Thanks Rez. I think the issue is why they were stopped in the first place. I know that enough of our BOCS members shied away from it, based on advice from the county attorney, to rein in the probable cause resolution and change it to a post arrest one.
I can’t begin to argue it with anyone though. I know my limitations. 🙄
Speaking of people at the state level, I got a very nice letter from the governor today. I guess I now need to write him about those liquor stores. I will certainly say, he has been better than I thought he would be.