Voters Oust Proponents of Illegal Day Laborer Site

I’ve said all along that I believe there is a major disconnect between the American people and our elected officials over the issue of illegal immigration.  This week’s elections in Herndon, Virginia prove my point.  Herndon’s Mayor and three council members who supported a taxpayer-funded day laborer site for illegal aliens were all thrown out of office and replaced with challengers who campaigned against the facility.  Only two incumbents were re-elected and one of them voted against the day laborer site, which provides job assistance and training for illegals.  Though our lawsuit was an issue in the election, Judicial Watch was not involved in the election, and we do not support nor endorse candidates for public office.  

The Washington Post described the election as a “mini-referendum on the turbulent national issue of illegal immigration.”  The result came as no surprise to me.  According to a recent Gallup poll, 80% of Americans want our elected officials to get tough on illegal immigration.  Why, then, do some politicians insist on pushing proposals, such as amnesty, day laborer sites and sanctuary policies, that will only serve to make the problem worse?  Even though Herndon will soon be governed by avowed opponents of the day labor site, our lawsuit will continue.  As long as Herndon and the County of Fairfax continue to use taxpayer resources to support the illegal hiring of illegal immigrants, we will be in court on behalf of outraged citizen taxpayers.

In fact, today we filed an amended complaint in our lawsuit to shut down Herndon’s day laborer site.  Click here to check it out.  Also, feel free to take a look at an op-ed I wrote for the Longmont Daily Times-Call on the subject of illegal immigration and law enforcement.  (I was recently invited to write a bi-weekly column for the Colorado newspaper.)

Tom Fitton
President

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