Kim Guadagno - Tough on Illegal Immigration
By Eric Sedler | June 20, 2007
Today, Monmouth County Sheriff Candidate Kim Guadagno called for
implementing a tough policy that would ensure safer communities by
checking the immigration status of anyone already incarcerated in
the Monmouth County Jail before the inmate is released.
Guadagno, the Republican candidate for Monmouth County Sheriff, was
a fromer state and federal prosecutor. She announced that if elected
she would require corrections officers to implement provisions of
the federal program known as 287(g) of the ¡°Immigration Reform Act
of 1996¡å. Under this program corrections officers working with
federal authorities gain necessary resources and authority to
immediately determine the immigration status of an inmate.
Considering the events that happened with the plot against Fort Dix,
this makes complete sense and sounds like a great plan.
¡°It¡¯s time get serious about protecting the families and residents
of Monmouth County,¡± said Sheriff Candidate Guadagno. ¡°The
implementation of this program in the Sheriffs Office will greatly
increase protection of Monmouth County families from potential
terrorists like the Fort Dix six.¡± ¡°A majority of those involved in
the Fort Dix case had frequent run-ins with the law. Had this
program been in place, the Duka brothers may have been transferred
to federal custody ¨Cor even deported¨C well before the Fort Dix plot
evolved,¡± said Guadagno. She continued, ¡°Because an inmate¡¯s
immigration status is immediately checked under through this
program, potential terrorists like the Fort Dix Six immediately come
to the attention of federal authorities. Thus, the residents of
Monmouth County are protected.¡± ¡°This is a program the Monmouth
County Sheriff¡¯s Office will implement when I am Sheriff. Potential
terrorists like the Fort Dix Six who are unlawfully in the U.S. will
immediately be brought to the attention of federal authorities. As a
bonus to the taxpayers, because the already incarcerated convict
will become a federal inmate, Monmouth County will be relieved of
the cost of feeding and housing that criminal.¡±
If elected, Ms. Guadagno would make Monmouth County Sheriff¡¯s office
would become the first county in New Jersey to implement the 287g
program for its correctional officers. The 287g program has been
adopted in a number of states with successful results. In Alabama,
the program enabled troopers to identify and convict 27 individuals
who were using fraudulent documents in an attempt to obtain driver¡¯s
licenses. Thirteen were convicted of state charges, including
narcotics violations and possession of forged instruments. The
program even uncovered a registered sex offender, who was
subsequently deported.
Sounds like a great idea. Definately good to see a Sheriff Candidate
taking the initiative to combat a problem locally.
In other news, we have added the newly created Monmouth County
Republican Committee Group on our list of Facebook Groups.
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