I'd settle for the second and I'm happy. I'd rather support an American's weed habit than any illegal who shouldn't be here in first place. Why is it so hard to require proof of citizenship when applying for a DL, public assistance, or after being booked in jail? There is no discrimination and all three are voluntary (more or less). This should be a no brainer.
FQ13
I can only speak on what I have seen in the past that was going on directly in my area, but around here illegals (and for the most part, even the legal immigrants of Hispanic background) were/are a cash-cow for the local legal system (not to mention wal-mart
).
If you take our local paper and check the police postings, you will usually find around 90% Hispanic names, and of those, nearly all are for the same infractions: DUI, reckless driving, driving without insurance, unregistered vehicle, no valid license, expired (or wrong) tag, etc. For years the general routine was arrest them, bond them out, and
hope they appear to stand before the local Magistrate in traffic court. If they do show up, depending on the list of charges, a hefty fine was levied (I once sat in court and witnessed a $5000 fine levied against a guy who couldn't speak a lick of English and required a court-appointed interpreter) to which the majority have the CASH on them and can pay it on the spot. Then they walk out the front door and promptly begin using a different name and are free to commit again. Several years ago a LEO friend of mine told me of one guy who had been nabbed on several occasions for the same offenses and had paid over $10,000 in fines and was still on the street.
Now, this was the way things were done in the past, but with all the new laws regarding illegals in Georgia, and the heat getting turned up, I think the old "catch & release" program has slowed considerably.
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