Car Crash Raises Questions About Illegal Immigration In NC

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The driver of an SUV that crashed on Interstate 485 Wednesday is facing several charges, including driving without a license and overcrowding a vehicle.

There were eight people inside the SUV when it flipped near Interstate 77 in north Mecklenburg County. Everyone survived the accident.

Eyewitness News anchor Blair Miller looked deeper into the accident and found lingering questions about where the people in the SUV were heading. He also uncovered concerns about illegal immigration in the area.

VIDEO: Car Crash Raises Questions About Illegal Immigration In NC

Troopers said none of the eight people in the SUV, which was on a 2,000-plus mile journey from Phoenix, could prove they were in the country legally.

Dan Ramirez, a leader in Charlotte's Latino community, said he thinks areas like Charlotte will see more Latinos as a result of a new law in Arizona that crack down on illegal immigrants.

For more on Arizona’s law, click here.

“You have a group of people who don't have any education, probably,” he said. “They don't have any destination. They're just fleeing.”

Ramirez said the federal government must address immigration. He said North Carolina lawmakers in Washington who campaigned on the issue, need to be part of that process.

"It's frustrating because I see them take advantage of the community and they say, ‘We'll do this for you, we'll do that for you. Just give us your vote,’” Ramirez said.

Sen. Kay Hagan said she doesn’t envision a law similar to Arizona’s being put in place in North Carolina.

“I don't think North Carolina will be passing a bill like in Arizona,” she said.

Hagan does think the overall issue will be addressed soon, noting that she expects a bill to come up in Congress before the end of the year.

“We’ve got to secure our borders, but we've got to make sure employers know legally who they're hiring, but I also think we've got to have some sort of policy in place,” Hagan said.

Ramirez said he worries that, until the federal government gets involved, more Latinos will be what he calls “the victims of unintended consequences,” like in Wednesday’s crash.

Ramirez said he doesn’t know what exactly should be done.

Hagan said while it’s being figured out, she wants to make sure no one is being profiled.

Car Crash Raises Questions About Illegal Immigration In NC - News Story - WSOC Charlotte
 
I hope this law does not pass in NC! Mecklenburg County is not far from where I live. Definitely don't feel like putting up with racist immigration laws. :roll:
 
McCain: Illegal immigrants intentionally cause car accidents

Sen. John McCain has taken a hard turn to the right.

In an appearance on The O'Reilly Factor, McCain threw his support behind what appears to be the nation's stiffest immigration law in Arizona -- and even took it one step farther.

McCain said that undocumented immigrants are a threat to American citizens because they are intentionally causing car accidents.

“It's the drive-by that -- the drivers of cars with illegals in it that are intentionally causing accidents on the freeway," the onetime Republican presidential nominee told O'Reilly.

“The state of Arizona is acting and doing what they feel they need to do in light of the fact that the federal government is not fulfilling its fundamental responsibility to secure our borders,” McCain added. "Look, our border is not secured. Our citizens are not safe."

McCain's Senate spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan told an Arizona newspaper that "McCain was talking about vehicles carrying illegal immigrants that are involved in dangerous, high-speed law-enforcement pursuits."

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu at a Washington, D.C., news conference where McCain and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., announced their new 10-point border-security plan:

Buchanan pointed to comments made by an Arizona sheriff who claimed that high-speed chases of illegal immigrants were endangering lives.

“We’ve had numerous officers that have been killed by illegal immigrants in Arizona,” Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu told Washington, DC reporters at a press conference organized by Republican senators. “In just one patrol area, we’ve had 64 pursuits -- failure to yield for an officer -- in one month. That’s out of control.”

Remarked the New York Daily News, "For most lawmakers, DWI stands for “driving while intoxicated.” For Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), DWI stands for “driving while illegal.”

McCain appears to be veering toward more conservative positions as he faces a tough Republican primary for his Senate seat this fall.
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDPuNA7L0QU&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - McCain: Immigrants Intentionally Cause Accidents[/ame]
O'REILLY: Now, next week, the governor is going to sign, we believe, a very stringent state law that gives the police in Arizona very, very broad authority to question people. And a lot of people say it's going to be racial profiling. You're going to look for Hispanics, question them, to see if they're here legally or not. And it's just not fair. And you say why?

MCCAIN: I say that the federal responsibilities have not been fulfilled. Therefore, the states are acting -- the state of Arizona is acting and doing what they feel they need to do in light of the fact that the federal government is not fulfilling its fundamental responsibility to secure our borders. Our borders must be secure.

O'REILLY: But what about the racial profiling? You know that's going to happen has to happen.

MCCAIN: I hope -- I would be very sorry that if some of that happens. And I regret it, but I also regret the -- really, it's not just the murder of Robert Krantz. It's the people whose homes and property are being violated. It's the drive-by that -- the drivers of cars with illegals in it that are intentionally causing accidents on the freeway. Look, our border is not secured. Our citizens are not safe.
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McCain: Illegal immigrants intentionally cause car accidents | Raw Story

I was in a car accident caused by an illegal. It was four years ago in Toccoa, GA on 85 North. He was drunk, swerved in front of my vehicle, caused 3 other vehicles to veer off into the center ditch. A newborn was killed.

I have NO sympathy for illegals and that experience is ONE of the reasons why.

Fire Department arrived and told me the guy had no insurance or license and was an illegal from Mexico. State Patrol arrived and arrested him and the passengers.
 
CJB said:
I hope this law does not pass in NC! Mecklenburg County is not far from where I live. Definitely don't feel like putting up with racist immigration laws. :roll:
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Yeah! There's tons of Mexicans where I used to live in Charlotte. I lived on Central Ave in Charlotte.
 
rockin'robin said:
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The driver of an SUV that crashed on Interstate 485 Wednesday is facing several charges, including driving without a license and overcrowding a vehicle.

There were eight people inside the SUV when it flipped near Interstate 77 in north Mecklenburg County. Everyone survived the accident.

Eyewitness News anchor Blair Miller looked deeper into the accident and found lingering questions about where the people in the SUV were heading. He also uncovered concerns about illegal immigration in the area.

VIDEO: Car Crash Raises Questions About Illegal Immigration In NC

Troopers said none of the eight people in the SUV, which was on a 2,000-plus mile journey from Phoenix, could prove they were in the country legally.

Dan Ramirez, a leader in Charlotte's Latino community, said he thinks areas like Charlotte will see more Latinos as a result of a new law in Arizona that crack down on illegal immigrants.

For more on Arizona’s law, click here.

“You have a group of people who don't have any education, probably,” he said. “They don't have any destination. They're just fleeing.”

Ramirez said the federal government must address immigration. He said North Carolina lawmakers in Washington who campaigned on the issue, need to be part of that process.

"It's frustrating because I see them take advantage of the community and they say, ‘We'll do this for you, we'll do that for you. Just give us your vote,’” Ramirez said.

Sen. Kay Hagan said she doesn’t envision a law similar to Arizona’s being put in place in North Carolina.

“I don't think North Carolina will be passing a bill like in Arizona,” she said.

Hagan does think the overall issue will be addressed soon, noting that she expects a bill to come up in Congress before the end of the year.

“We’ve got to secure our borders, but we've got to make sure employers know legally who they're hiring, but I also think we've got to have some sort of policy in place,” Hagan said.

Ramirez said he worries that, until the federal government gets involved, more Latinos will be what he calls “the victims of unintended consequences,” like in Wednesday’s crash.

Ramirez said he doesn’t know what exactly should be done.

Hagan said while it’s being figured out, she wants to make sure no one is being profiled.

Car Crash Raises Questions About Illegal Immigration In NC - News Story - WSOC Charlotte
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wait a minute .... so N. Carolina LEO's were asking about citizenship status? :hmm:
 
Reba said:
Isn't that what they'll be doing in Arizona?
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they already did. so why the redundancy? simple - to make it as broad as possible.

now they'll soon see the ramification like Virginia
 
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrLrhrXB1M]YouTube - Van Flips and 28 Illegal Immigrants Jump Out[/ame]

Maybe Geico will insure illegals ......
 
If the people in the SUV were here legally, they would be prosecuted for the accident that they were involved in and punished according to the laws of the state the accident occured in. But since they could not offer any proof that they were here legally, they are illegal immigrants and should be deported back to wherever they came from. Incidents like this show that the illegal immigration problem is getting out of control and it seriously needs to be addressed. The federal government has pretty much stuck it's head in the sand and left the states to fend for themselves.

I'm all for immigration beause we are all descendants of immigrants to begin with. But it has to be done properly with documentation. There are people in parts of the world that have been waiting years for an entry visa to the US while illegals are just pouring over our "swiss cheese" Southern border. One day it may get to the point where we will just have to say enough is enough.

Just my 2 cents.
 
deafskeptic said:
Yeah! There's tons of Mexicans where I used to live in Charlotte. I lived on Central Ave in Charlotte.
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I'd say the neighborhood I live in is about 80% Hispanic, 20% other. I don't know how many of them are legal or not, but I do know they'll all be subject to racial profiling if this law passes! :roll:
 
CJB said:
I'd say the neighborhood I live in is about 80% Hispanic, 20% other. I don't know how many of them are legal or not, but I do know they'll all be subject to racial profiling if this law passes! :roll:
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so will the white cops :roll:
 
CJB said:
I'd say the neighborhood I live in is about 80% Hispanic, 20% other. I don't know how many of them are legal or not, but I do know they'll all be subject to racial profiling if this law passes! :roll:
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Oh, I have no doubt about that. :(
 
Where I live there are Hispanics and Latinos everywhere, primarily due to the poultry processors hiring anyone and everyone willing to do the work - or at least that's how it was right up until about 2001-2002-ish. Now they require documentation, what they didn't say was the PROPER documentation. For years illegals were showing up under false identities and stolen social security numbers until a few idiots opened the door wide open. One guy was working double shifts everyday under two different identities. He went in early on one shift and asked for his check under his other shift name. The boss was like -"uhm thats not your name, you go by ______ ______" he argued with her about two minutes too long when finally she realized what was going on. Needless to say both identities were immediately terminated and his photo was put in a "no-rehire" database. He is not allowed to set foot on company property, to do so will have him arrested and deported. I believe the company was being quite generous in not reporting him to authorities, but just simply terminating his employment.'

I worked at another poultry processor and a number of the workers there I had worked with previously at another poultry processor. I called one out by his name I had known him before and he shot me a look that said "That is not my name HERE." Right then I knew he was an illegal and had probably been in this country under assumed identities for 10 + years. Another was rumoured to be a Mexican fugitive wanted for murder in Mexico and had fled to the United States to avoid arrest and prison time in Mexico. With illegal immigration running rampant your getting all sorts of people. You get those that are coming here illegally and leaving their families behind just to work their tails off here and send the money back home so their children can live like kings back home. Others are on the run from Mexican authorities for breaking laws in Mexico, you just never know. Some have come here being just 16 or 17 years old and are assuming identities in hopes of making their lives better than their parents. Remember PJP was busted a number of years ago for not requiring proper documentation for new hires and they found a 14 year old girl cutting wings on a saw that is NOTORIOUS in poultry processing for losing thumbs and slicing fingers. (not my plant, but it was the Arkadelphia plant). She was just here with an older brother who wanted to make a better life for themselves in the United States than what they ever could in Guatemala.
 
Defmusicman said:
If the people in the SUV were here legally, they would be prosecuted for the accident that they were involved in and punished according to the laws of the state the accident occured in. But since they could not offer any proof that they were here legally, they are illegal immigrants and should be deported back to wherever they came from. Incidents like this show that the illegal immigration problem is getting out of control and it seriously needs to be addressed. The federal government has pretty much stuck it's head in the sand and left the states to fend for themselves.

I'm all for immigration beause we are all descendants of immigrants to begin with. But it has to be done properly with documentation. There are people in parts of the world that have been waiting years for an entry visa to the US while illegals are just pouring over our "swiss cheese" Southern border. One day it may get to the point where we will just have to say enough is enough.

Just my 2 cents.
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