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January 23, 2006 - Regular Meeting page 477 These rules and procedures shall be enforced by the Chairman. Failure to follow these rules and procedures may result removal from the meeting. There was brief discussion regarding the proposed policy, including the number of persons who could address the Board in the 3D-minute time period, reasons for including the prohibited topics and a person's constitutional right to speak to the Board. Chairman Carruth asked the Board to review the policy for consideration at the next meeting. (G-9) Resolution on Illegal Immigration commissioner Privette referred to a recent article in THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER regarding immigrants and said there were about 100,000 illegal immigrants in this general area. He commented on federal mandates regarding education and public assistance along the federal law stating it is illegal to hire illegal immigrants. Also, Commissioner Privette stated the proposed Resolution, which was first presented on December 19, 2005, was basically a Resolution asking the County Manager and County Attorney to come back to the Board with information as to what Cabarrus County can do to prevent using local funds for illegal immigrants and to require assurances that there were no illegal immigrants on the job for any contract issued by the County. Commissioner Illegal Immigration. Privette moved to adopt the following Resolution Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion. on A RESOLUTION ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WHEREAS, the united States is a nation of immigrants that has encouraged immigrants lawfully seeking a better life, and this nation has constructed laws and policies to make sure people of all nationalities can legally enter our country and eventually claim citizenship; WHEREAS, it is now estimated that our immigration population may be as high as 20 with at least 500,000 new illegal aliens borders every year or 42,000 a month; nation's illegal million individuals pouring across our WHEREAS, the social expenses of illegal immigration for health care, education, and law enforcement are occurring at the rate of$30 billion a year according to a recent economic study of the impact of illegal immigration; WHEREAS, a recent WALL STREET JOURNAL months ending this July 24, 2005, Arizona, arrested 375,000 illegals, criminal records and dozens more came countries such as Iraq and Yemen; article notes, II In the ten border agents in Tucson, and more than 28,000 had from potentially worrisome WHEREAS, wi th rising cost immigrants; the ever-present threat of terrorism and the ever- of providing government services to illegal BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners do hereby: 1. Direct the County Manager to implement to the fullest extent those provisions of PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996 (PRWORA) permitting agencies administering state and local benefits to deny such benefits to illegal aliens and to participate in the SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS (SAVE) system for determining legal immigration status for benefit eligibility purposals, and to report to the board any previous efforts to implement this law and results of the same. 2. To direct the County Attorney to identify and research the permissibility of policy reforms to enhance the enforcement of immigration laws in Cabarrus County, reporting the results of such analysis to the Board in 60 days with special attention to the following: