From the Front Lines of the Illegals Battle!

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Help Save Maryland Newsletter

Maryland Governor O'Malley to the Rescue

On Friday, December 5, the US Dept of Labor announced that the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 6.7%. Over 500,000 Americans lost their jobs, making November one of the worst months in modern history for American workers. More hiring freezes and job loses are expected in coming months. In Maryland, major employers including Legg Mason, Solo Cup Corp and Constellation Energy group announce layoffs.

But wait! Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has the solution. On Friday he announces the creation, by executive order, of a new council to help find jobs for Marylanders. Timing is everything! Only one problem, its targeted at assisting illegal aliens. Called the "Maryland Council for New Americans", it will focus on promoting workforce development, civic participation, and access to governmental and financial services. Just what the taxpayers need in the worst recession since the depression.

"Maryland faces chronic labor shortages in a number of critical industries and immigrants living and working in Maryland are a vital component of Maryland's economic engine, Maryland's tax base, and Maryland's social and cultural fabric" O'Malley said in a statement. What????

It gets better - Co-Chairing the Council are the Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee of Maryland politics- State Labor Secretary Tom Perez (a CASA of Maryland retread) and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett (remember the $65,000 office bathroom).

http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/12/01/daily69.html

Not to be outdone, Prince Georges County Executive Jack Johnson is on tour in Africa attempting to find business and job opportunities for Prince Georges County citizens. Problem is Jack is burning precious tax dollars visiting African countries with economies smaller than the PG annual school education budget. Jack may be better off looking for a soon to be needed retirement home outside of PG County.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/05/AR2008120503292.html

So while Maryland citizens lose their jobs and homes, businesses go under, state and county workers get furloughed, teachers give back pay raises, state and local government budgets go further into the red, our senior state and county elected officials are doing their best to help us through these hard times. Who voted for these guys?

Brad Botwin, Director, Help Save Maryland


December 8, 7pm Community Forum - Note Room Change


PRESS RELEASE - COMMUNITY FORUM "PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS FROM ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIMINALS & MS-13 GANG MEMBERS" HOSTED BY HELP SAVE MARYLAND & THE CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION Monday, December 8, 2008, 7PMRockville Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville 20850Directions, Metro, Parking, 240-777-0140

www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/ro.asp

Speakers: Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins"Federal ICE 287g Officer Training"Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton"Sanctuary Policy Busters"

Contact: Brad Botwin, Director, HSMbb67chev@aol.com, 240-447-1884www.

HelpSaveMaryland.com Forum Objectives:

-Mandate Federal ICE 287g training for Montgomery County Police Officers-Require Federal ICE screening for all arrested individuals held by the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation -Remove Maryland's sanctuary policies designed to protect illegal aliens-Eliminate state and county funding for the illegal alien support group CASA of MD -Require CASA of Maryland to release names of all registered day laborers to Federal ICE for background screening checks

IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MD & DC CITIZENS: "Mooney" Wang, 24, Gaithersburg - Arrested - Manual Antonio Berahona -Illegal Alien -MS-13Mary Frances Havenstein, 63, Bethesda - Arrested - Jose Juan Garcia-Perera -Illegal Alien- Day Laborer-MD Drivers' LicenseTai Lam, 14, Silver Spring -Arrested - Hector Mauricio Hernandez - Illegal Alien -MS-13Virginia & Michael Spevak, 67 & 68, Chevy Chase - Arrested - Perio E. Fuentes Hernandez -Illegal Alien - Day Laborer - MD Drivers' LicenseLila Meizell, 83, Wheaton - Arrested - Jose Antonio Alvarado, Ana L. Roda, Ramon Alberto Alvarado -Illegal Aliens - Day Laborers - MD Drivers' Licenses

www.HelpSaveMaryland.com

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Violent Crime Dilemma for politicians - Illegals recap

Outstanding recap of the consequences of open borders and easy drivers Licenses, and uncontrolled Immigration --Impacting us via MAJOR CRIME directly in the Fredereck, Frederick County, State of Maryland, greater Washington DC demographic area:

***How long can politicians insist on not supporting 287(g) programs?**

http://www.gazette.net/stories/12032008/gaitnew205448_32490.shtml

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 / from The Gazette

Slayings spur look at added powers

Possible new rules for holding illegal immigrants accused in serious crimes

by Sebastian Montes Staff Writer

In the wake of public outcry over three recent homicides allegedly committed by illegal immigrants, Montgomery County State's Attorney John J. McCarthy, the county police chief and other county leaders are looking closely at stricter guidelines for handling suspects of serious crimes who are in the country illegally.

In at least two cases, the suspects are illegal immigrants who had previously been released from custody for other crimes. The director of the county corrections department said that five of the 16 murder suspects currently in custody have federal immigration warrants against them.

Spurred by McCarthy and Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, some county officials want to take a "more proactive approach" that would prevent the release of illegal immigrants suspected of serious crimes while they await judicial proceedings, said Council President Philip M. Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg.

County leaders have not yet defined what additional powers police or others might be given, but a consensus is emerging that something needs to be done, said Councilman George Leventhal (D-At large) of Takoma Park who said he has "great confidence" in Manger's ability to find the right balance between fighting crime and keeping the trust of the immigrant community.
"We're talking about the people who are clearly undesirable," said Leventhal, a vocal advocate for immigrants. "These are not people we want in Montgomery County."

Both Leventhal and Andrews said county officials have been privately discussing the issue for several weeks. On Monday, McCarthy met with a group of Latino leaders in the morning and with County Executive Isiah Leggett in the afternoon. Last week, Manger sought input from his Latino advisory group, according to participants.

At the center of the outcry are illegal immigrants Hector Mauricio Hernandez of Takoma Park and Gilmar Leonardo Romero of Silver Spring who were charged last month with murder in the shooting death of Tai Lam, 14, of Silver Spring on a Ride On bus. Hernandez, 20, was out on bond awaiting trial on an October weapons charge, according court records. Romero, 20, was arrested on June 24 for a concealed weapon; the charge was dropped and he was released on June 30.

In June, a popular waiter at the Red Robin restaurant at Lakeforest mall was stabbed to death by an 18-year-old Honduran — six weeks after he was caught by police with marijuana at an elementary school. Manuel Antonio Barahona of Gaithersburg pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month.

In August, a Silver Spring man died after allegedly being attacked with a metal bat by a roommate's brother. Jose Zavala, 29, is in county custody for that death after being extradited from Texas in September.

And in October, Jose Garcia-Perlera, 33, of Hyattsville was charged in the September death of an elderly Bethesda woman. He was charged in 2000 for a series of burglaries in New York. He was released from police custody pending trial, but did not show up in court, according to police in New York.

Critics point to cases like these as evidence that the county needs to take a harder line on illegal immigrants.

Lam's death was a "preventable tragedy," said Susan Payne, an outspoken critic of the county's stance on illegal immigration, at a public forum with the County Council two weeks ago in Gaithersburg.

"We are living in a county where a 14-year-old child is murdered on a Ride On bus by people who are in this country not only illegally but are criminals," she said to a round of applause from the audience. "When are we going to … start protecting the lives of citizens in this county and stop continuing these sanctuary city policies that are killing elderly people [in] home invasions and now 14-year-old children on Ride On buses?"

Current county protocol, which has been closely scrutinized, requires police officers to alert federal agents when routine background checks on individuals indicate the person has an immigration warrant, but county police do not initiate their own investigations into immigration status. The county holds the person for up to 72 hours while they wait for federal agents to take custody.

Illegal immigrants are not prevented from being granted bond.

In an interview Monday, McCarthy said it was "premature" to specify what steps the county might take to tighten restrictions, but said they could take shape as early as January.
Manger declined requests for an interview.

The county's stance on immigration has remained nearly unchanged since 2003, with Manger and Leggett steadfast in their position to not enroll in the federal program that deputizes local police with the powers of federal immigration agents. Frederick County enrolled in the program, known as 287g, in the spring and has since transferred more than 220 illegal immigrants to federal authorities, according to Casa of Maryland, an immigrant advocacy group that has been tracking the issue.

Montgomery County's willingness to consider stricter rules comes as a surprising and unwelcome turn for some immigrant advocates, who for years have called on county leaders to keep the policy as is.

Not only will it further erode community trust in the police, it also might cross the "fine line" to racial profiling, said Grace Rivera-Oven, a longtime Latino advocate.

"This issue is not as easy as people want it to be," said Rivera-Oven, who meets regularly with county leaders. "It's not as simple as, ‘Oh, all our problems are going to go away because we're checking people's status.' [Immigration] is just an ingredient in the whole thing, and frankly, it's a small ingredient."

"This is more a systematic issue of us not having very good guidelines for keeping people off the streets and frankly, I don't think it is going to make a difference," she added.