Datran Announces U.S. Facility in Piedmont, S.C.
Contact: Kara Borie, SCDOC, 803.737.1998
$5 Million Investment to Bring 70 New Jobs to Greenville County
Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Commerce joined the Greenville Area Development Corporation and Datran today in announcing the company’s intention to locate its U.S. facility in Piedmont, S.C. Datran will invest $5 million dollars and anticipates the creation of 70 new jobs at its U.S. operations in Greenville County.
“Already well established and highly recognized in Canada, Datran is committed to continuing our strong relationship with our Southern customers. Greenville is centrally located in relation to the automotive and recreational OEM’s. We are impressed by the dynamics and culture of Greenville. The people are professional and welcoming. We really feel the Southern hospitality,” said Michel Veilleux, South Carolina Plant Manager, Datran. “Datran’s new state of the art facility is fully equipped with high tech and robotic technology. Datran is pleased with the opportunity to become a vital part of the manufacturing community and to supply quality products from Greenville.”
Datran provides surface finishing for OEM’s and plastic parts manufacturers within the automotive, recreational vehicle, and sports equipment industries.
“Today’s announcement is another sign that our efforts to strengthen the economic soil conditions for business growth are paying dividends. We remain committed to continuing those efforts to keep creating jobs and opportunities for more South Carolinians,” said Gov. Mark Sanford.
“Datran’s decision to locate this new operation in the Piedmont area of Greenville County will help replace textile jobs lost over the past few years. This represents the continued transition in our area to the technologically-based economy of the twenty-first century where, through education and opportunity, people can achieve greater prosperity,” said Butch Kirven, Chairman, Greenville County Council.
“What great news to have Datran, a Canadian company, locate a new manufacturing facility in Greenville County,” said Jay Rogers, Chairman of the Board of the GADC. “Greenville continues to demonstrate that it is a business-friendly place for international companies and the community extends a warm welcome. An international focus combined with the community’s hospitality will continue to open economic doors for Greenville.”
Marcel Lepage founded Datran in Pointe-au-Père in the Lower St. Lawrence region in Quebec, Canada. Initially, the company refurbished telecommunications equipment. In its first year of operation, Datran won the provincial gold for entrepreneurship from Corporation professionnelle des comptables généraux licenciés du Québec. Datran has since broadened its focus to recreational vehicles by expanding its automated production.
Today, the Canadian-based company provides surface finishing for OEM’s and plastic parts for the automotive and sports equipment industries. Datran currently employs over 300 people at its three facilities in Pointe-au-Père, Bromptonville, and Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada.
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Senator DeMint to speak to Parris Island Graduating Recruit Class
For Immediate Release: May 31, 2007
Contact: Ryan Dawkins (803) 771-6112
Media Advisory
Columbia, S.C. – U.S. Senator Jim DeMint will speak to the graduating class at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Friday, June 1, 2007.
He will then attend the Boot Camp Graduation at the Peatross Parade Deck for the Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion and the Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion.
Who: U.S. Senator Jim DeMint
Where: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
**NOTE: Media should arrive no later than 7:30 am at:
Public Affairs Office
283 Boulevard deFrance
Ground Contact: Major Gabrielle Chapin (843) 228-2080.
When: 8:30 am, Friday, June 1, 2007
Contact: Ryan Dawkins
(803) 771-6112 office, (864) 421-5423 cell
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SC RTL Act delayed by House Republican leader for Ultrasound Bill in 2007 Session
Subject: SC RTL Act delayed by House Republican leader for Ultrasound Bill in 2007 Session
Correction and revision of earlier April 29, 2007 report:
SC House Republican leader delaying progress of Right to Life Act of SC
to facilitate passage of Ultrasound bill during the 2007 Session
In an earlier April 29, 2007 report, it was reported that Rep. Delleney was blocking the
progress of the Right to Life Act, and the question was raised whether or not he was
still supporting the bill (H.3284). This report did not accurately reflect Rep. Delleney’s
position, and I apologize to Rep. Delleney for the error. I should have waited longer
until Rep. Delleney had clarified his position, instead of sending out that report too hastily.
Republican Chairman of the House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee,
Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester) has decided not to hold a public hearing on the
RTL Act of SC (H.3284) until action is complete in the SC General Assembly
on the Ultrasound bill (H.3355). The 2007 regular session ends June 7.
Once action is complete on the Ultrasound bill, Rep. Delleney has stated he will then
sign on as a co-sponsor of the Right to Life Act of SC, and grant us a public hearing.
The Ultrasound bill passed the House on March 22, and passed the Senate, amended,
on May 17. The House then further amended the Senate version on May 24, but the
Senate non-concurred on May 29. The House insisted on their amendment May 30, and appointed three members to a conference committee. So it appears the Ultrasound bill
will continue to obstruct the RTL Act through the end of the regular 2007 Session. The
net effect is that the public hearing for the RTL Act will not be held until the 2008 Session.
This would be a delay of House action of nearly a year.
Meanwhile, the Senate version of the RTL Act (S.313), introduced January 23, will not
be assigned to a Subcommittee by the Judiciary Chairman, Senator Glenn McConnell
(R-Charleston), until after the end of the regular 2007 Session on June 7. www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/313.htm
The 2007 Republican-majority make-up of the SC Senate is 24 Republicans and 20 Democrats
(with two vacant seats that had been occupied by Republicans).
www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/senate2.html
These are the five members (3 Rep’s, 2 Dem’s) of the SC House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee: www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/housebios.html
Representative F. Gregory “Greg” Delleney, Jr., ( R ) District 43 - Chester & York Cos.
Representative Thad T. Viers, ( R ) District 68 - Horry Co.
(presently is a co-sponsor of H.3284, the RTL Act of SC)
Representative James H. Harrison, ( R ) District 75 - Richland Co.
Representative Creighton B. Coleman, ( D ) District 41 - Chester & Fairfield Cos.
Representative Fletcher N. Smith, Jr., ( D ) District 23 - Greenville Co.
The 2007 Republican-majority make-up of the SC House is 73 Republicans and 51 Democrats.
www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html
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2007:
The Right to Life Act of SC (H.3284) presently has 34 co-sponsors in the SC House.
www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/3284.htm
2005 Background:
H.3213 - Right to Life Act of SC - 2005/2006 Legislative Session, with 52 co-sponsors
in the SC House
www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/bills/3213.htm
Report on Right to Life Act of SC (H.3213) passing Constitutional Laws Subcommittee on
March 31, 2005:
‘Take Action to Pass the RTL Act of SC’ - April 1, 2005
South Carolina’s pro-life bill to end “legalized” abortion (SC House bill H.3213)
On Thursday, March 31, the RTL Act of SC (H.3213) passed the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee, on a 3 - 0 vote ! Rep’s Delleney, F.N. Smith, and Hagood voted for
the bill. Rep. Harrison abstained. (Rep. Coleman was not present.) www.christianlifeandliberty.net/H3213-201.doc
Report on Right to Life Act of SC (H.3213) passing the full Judiciary Committee on April 5, 2005:
‘Take Action to Pass the RTL Act of SC’ - April 7, 2005
South Carolina’s pro-life bill to end “legalized” abortion (SC House bill H.3213)
On Tuesday, April 5, the RTL Act of SC (H.3213) passed the House Judiciary Committee
on a 15 - 5 vote ! We give praise and all glory to the Lord Jesus Christ for the bill’s progress !
www.christianlifeandliberty.net/H3213-252.doc
To listen to the audio recording of the April 5, 2005 full House Judiciary Committee debate on
H.3213, when Rep. Delleney articulately explained and defended the Right to Life Act of SC,
go to the home page of www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net and click on:
SC House Judiciary Committee, April 5, 2005 - H.3213
Following debate, bill passed favorably by vote of 15 - 5 (roll call)
The Attorney General of SC Legal Opinion dated March 30, 2005 stated the Right to Life Act of SC
is constitutional on its face, though would have to be adjudicated if applied to abortion. To see the
SC A/G’s written opinion, go to # 23 on the ‘RTL Act of SC’ page of www.ChristianLifeandLiberty.net:
Legal Opinion (2005) of South Carolina Attorney General on the Right to Life Act of SC
“Accordingly, it is our opinion that the Right to Life Act is constitutional.”
On the floor of the SC House on April 13, 2005, to the surprise of Columbia Christians for Life and
Voice of the Unborn, a ‘fatal flaw’ rape exception amendment for the so-called ‘morning-after pill’
was added. The bill passed the full SC House by a vote of 95 - 18 on April 13, 2005 with the rape exception amendment.
As explained in the Roe v Wade decision itself over 34 years ago, exceptions to “personhood” undermine the legal concept and strategy of fetal “personhood.” The 1973 Roe text clearly
stated that if fetal personhood was established, then the abortion argument would collapse. This is
why the rape exception amendment added on the SC House floor was therefore a “fatal flaw” to the
bill. As the Roe decision explained in a footnote by pro-abort Roe author Justice Harry Blackmun,
there can be no ‘exceptions’ to the assertion of fetal personhood. In other words, when it comes
to banning abortion, ‘exceptions’ to personhood are unconstitutional. See quotes from 1973
Roe decision, and links to Roe decision at: www.christianlifeandliberty.net/H3213-S111-1032.doc
“Good” is the enemy of God’s “best”: the Ultrasound bill versus the Right to Life Act of SC
The Right to Life Act of SC was first introduced in both the SC House and SC Senate in February
1998. The Ultrasound bill on the other hand, is the latest in a long string of incrementalist,
abortion-regulation bills, supported by the National Right to Life state chapter, SC Citizens for Life (http://sclife.org), going back at least 17 years to 1990. In a very real, practical sense, the
Ultrasound bill during the 2007 SC Legislative Session (January 9 through June 7) has been a
hindrance, obstruction, and distraction, in the view of CCL, to a more proper focus on principled
abortion-ban legislation (like the RTL Act). God’s requirement in the case of Murder is JUSTICE,
not Regulation ! (e.g., Romans 13:1-4, Genesis 9:6, Micah 6:8, Amos 5:15, Deut. 25:1).
The SCCL website does not even mention the Right to Life Act of SC. As Oswald Chambers’
devotional entitled “My Utmost For His Highest” says, in so many words: “Good” is the enemy
of God’s “best.”
NOAA’s 200th Anniversary Celebrated in Resolution Introduced by Congressman Brown
WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Representative Henry E. Brown, Jr. (SC-01) has introduced H. Con Res. 147, recognizing 200 years of research and service to the people of the United States and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its predecessor agencies.
“This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the establishment of which set in motion a 200-year legacy of science, service and stewardship,” said Brown, co-chair of the Congressional Shellfish Caucus and the Congressional Coastal Caucus. “This resolution celebrates NOAA’s heritage, and recognizes the contributions of NOAA’s innovative and dedicate people, programs and services to the health and vitality of the United States.”
In a letter to his House colleagues seeking support of this resolution, Brown highlighted the origins of NOAA. “In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson founded the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey to provide nautical charts to the maritime community for safe passage into American ports along our extensive coastline. The Weather Bureau was founded in 1870, and one year later, the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries was founded. These three agencies were brought together in 1970, with the establishment of the NOAA, within the Department of Commerce.”
The First Congressional District is home to several outstanding NOAA facilities covering the gamut of NOAA-funded programs. The Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) is a world-class NOAA research facility, operated by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), with a mission to provide science and biotechnology applications to sustain, protect, and restore coastal ecosystems, with emphasis on links between environmental condition and the health of marine organisms and humans.
Located at the South Carolina Marine Resources Center in Charleston, South Carolina, the HML is a unique partnership of governmental and academic agencies including NOAA’s National Ocean Service, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the College of Charleston, and the Medical University of South Carolina. The Laboratory is also within a 90 minute drive each to NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserves in South Carolina at North Inlet-Winyah Bay and the ACE Basin.
Congressman Brown’s resolution has been referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science and Technology.
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Obama Campaign Names South Carolina Communications Director
COLUMBIA, SC — Barack Obama’s campaign has named Kevin Griffis as its South Carolina communications director.
The former Atlanta political reporter most recently served as communications director for the Democratic candidate in Arizona’s 2006 U.S. Senate campaign. Griffis went to Arizona after having directed communications for Virginia’s Democratic coordinated campaign during Gov. Tim Kaine’s successful 2005 gubernatorial run.
“Kevin’s long-time service to Democratic politics, experience in the South and commitment to changing this country make him an excellent addition to our growing South Carolina team,” the Obama campaign’s South Carolina State Director Stacey Brayboy said.
In addition to the experience listed above, Griffis has also directed communications for the Democratic Party of Virginia.
From 2000-2003, Griffis was the political reporter for Atlanta’s independent newsweekly, Creative Loafing. In 2002, he won the national award for news story of the year from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, an industry group that includes as its members newspapers such as The Village Voice and the Chicago Reader. Griffis’ story uncovered tens of thousands of dollars of illegal campaign contributions made to the then-Atlanta mayor’s re-election campaign.
Griffis is a graduate of Beloit College in Beloit, Wisc. and has family in Lancaster, Kershaw and James Island, South Carolina.
Palmetto Priority Schools Project holds first meeting
Leadership and coping with change were key topics at the initial
collaboration meeting for the Palmetto Priority Schools project in
Columbia today.
Warren Simmons, executive director of Brown University’s Annenberg
Institute for School Reform, was guest speaker for the session creating
partnerships among 16 schools that have not met state-mandated student
learning goals. The Priority Schools project was created by State
Superintendent of Education Jim Rex as an alternative to a possible
state takeover. The move was approved unanimously in April by the State
Board of Education.
Simmons worked on district-wide school reform in Philadelphia as
executive director of the city’s Education Fund before joining Brown
University in 1998. As head of the Annenberg Institute, he leads
efforts to improve schools in urban communities and in schools serving
disadvantaged children. The institute focuses on high school
improvement, central office redesign and better K-12 teaching and
learning.
Rex embraced today’s message of change, noting that “what’s
obvious for these 16 schools is that more of the same won’t work”
“The challenge of building high-quality schools is a community
problem, a state problem and a national problem,” Rex said. “We
need everyone’s skills, energy, creativity and determination.”
Each of the 16 Palmetto Priority schools is represented in the
collaborative’s leadership team by its principal, the district
superintendent and district school board chair. State Department of
Education leadership team members include Rex, full-time project
coordinator David Rawlinson, and liaisons assigned to each of the 16
schools. Today’s session was the first in a series of regular
meetings.
In addition to the 16 schools, higher education partners in the
collaboration include Claflin University, Clemson University, the
College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, South Carolina State
University, the University of South Carolina, USC-Salkahatchie, and
USC-Upstate. Other partners are the Education Oversight Committee, the
Center for Education Recruitment, Retention and Advancement, the
Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, and the Governor’s
School for Science and Mathematics.
The 16 Palmetto Priority Schools are Ridgeland Middle School (Jasper
County); Brentwood Middle School, Burke High School, North Charleston
High School and Stall High School (Charleston County); Mt. Pleasant
Middle School (Lee County); Whitlock Jr. High School (Spartanburg
District 7); Johnson Middle School (Florence District 4); Estill Middle
and Estill High schools (Hampton District 2); Alcorn Middle School, C.A.
Johnson High, Eau Claire High, Gibbes Middle and W.A. Perry Middle
schools (Richland District 1); and Allendale Middle School (Allendale
County).
State-of-the-Art School Bus on Display at State House
Columbia, S.C. - May 29, 2007 — A new state-of-the-art school
bus will be displayed on Thursday, May 31, at noon on the south side of
the State House. The bus is similar to the 450-plus buses that soon
will be ordered under the provisions of recently passed legislation and
pending approval of the 2007-08 budget by the General Assembly.
Concurrent with the bus display, Representative Robert E. “Bob”
Walker (R-Spartanburg), Chairman, House Education and Public Works
Committee, will hold a news conference. Joining him will be House
Speaker Bobby Harrell and others who worked to pass the legislation.
Representative Walker sponsored House Bill 3161, which provides
for a 15-year replacement cycle for the state’s aging school bus
fleet. Other significant parts of the bill address safety concerns for
unescorted young children and hazardous road conditions when walking to
a bus stop.
In the event of inclement weather, the news conference will be
held in the State House, 1st floor lobby/rotunda. For more information,
please contact Julie Lybrand in the House Education and Public Works
Committee at 803.734.3053.
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House Adamant About Immigration Reform
Office of the Speaker
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Multiple reform bills move to get the job done
(Columbia, SC) - Today Governor Mark Sanford and various other Senators
held a press conference urging the passage of immigration reform this
session by passing S. 392.
Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell said, “I am happy to see such
unified support for much needed immigration reform in our state. The
House thought this issue was so important we passed strong legislation
last year and passed three separate immigration reform bills in the
first few months of session this year. If the Senate were serious about
this issue, they would have taken up the bills we sent them early in the
session.”
Last year the House passed H. 5057, which the Senate used as the
template for S. 392. Unfortunately, that bill died in the Senate. This
year the House passed three different bills dealing with illegal
immigration: H. 3025, H. 3032, and H. 3149. These were all prefiled in
the House in December and passed the House nearly three months ago.
“The Senate could have taken any one of these bills and passed it
with their amendments.” Speaker Harrell continued, “If these
Senators were serious about immigration reform, they would have done so.
This issue is too important for the Senate to play legislative games
with. I wish the Governor had held this press conference last year to
stress the House’s lone effort to pass strong immigration reform.
Apparently the Governor was not aware of the House’s early work to
deal with illegal immigration.”
Majority Leader Jim Merrill commented, “After sitting in the Senate
Judiciary Committee for the past couple of months, I am sure the
Senators have had plenty of time to study the bills. Our state needs
immigration reform, and that reform now lies in the hands of our
state’s Senators. I only hope they can remember which drawer they
stuck those bills in. It seems that Senate pride kept them from
considering a House bill they have had in their possession for months.
“
H. 3025 - Seeks to regulate “immigration assistance” operations in our
state. These illegal outfits scam the public and legal immigrants by
preparing false or useless documents and in some cases have been linked
to criminal activity.
H. 3032 - Creates a study committee to review further solutions to our
state’s illegal immigration problems. This bill has been amended by
Senate Judiciary to include the provisions of S. 392, which is based on
the bill passed by the House last session (H. 5057).
H. 3149 - Requires verification of legal presence in South Carolina
prior to the receipt of any public assistance program that provides
food.
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Immigration Fact Check: Responding To Key Myths Volume III
May 29, 2007
1. MYTH: The bill allows dangerous gang members access to the Z visa program if they renounce their gang affiliation.
FACT: Any gang member convicted of any of a wide range of criminal conduct is not permitted in the Z visa program, whether he or she has renounced his gang affiliation or not. The range of crimes that disqualify applicants from the Z visa program extends into the thousands and includes:
· Any felony
· Any three or more misdemeanors
· Any serious criminal offense
· Crimes involving moral turpitude (with narrow exceptions for certain misdemeanors such as those committed before age 1 
· Violations of a law relating to a controlled substance
FACT: Even if a gang member or other applicant has not been convicted of a crime, he or she is ineligible for the Z visa program if the Government concludes that he is sufficiently dangerous. This is true for all applicants, including gang members who have renounced their affiliations. For example, among those ineligible is any gang member (or other applicant):
· About whom there are “reasonable grounds” for regarding as a danger to the security of the United States;
· Who the Government knows or has reason to believe seeks to enter the U.S. “solely, principally, or incidentally” to engage in unlawful activity; or
· About whom there are reasonable grounds for believing has committed a serious criminal offense outside the U.S.
FACT: The bill would, for the first time, give the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) tools to keep certain aliens out of the United States solely on the basis of their participation in a gang. No conviction is required – if an individual has associated with a gang and helped “aid” or “support” its illegal activity, then he or she is not allowed to remain in the country – even if he renounces his gang affiliation.
2. MYTH: Under the guest-worker program, guest workers will be able to bring spouses and children into the United States. Children of guest workers will be entitled to free education in public schools, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
FACT: Temporary workers can only bring their families if they show that they have the financial means to support them and that their family members will have health care insurance while in the U.S. In addition, the number of family members that may be brought into the U.S. by temporary workers is capped.
FACT: Temporary workers are required to pay taxes on the income they earn while working in the U.S. They must also pay a State impact fee of $500, plus $250 for each dependent (capped at $1,500 per family), to cover costs of public services used.
FACT: Temporary workers are not entitled to welfare, Food Stamps, SSI, non-emergency Medicaid, or other programs and privileges enjoyed by U.S. citizens and some Lawful Permanent Residents.
3. MYTH: This bill, through mandates with the Employment Eligibility Verification System, gives the federal government the authority to force national ID cards on all American citizens.
FACT: There is no provision in the bill that requires the creation of a national ID card. The Employment Eligibility Verification System (EEVS) requires workers to present a limited range of highly secure government-issued or government-authorized IDs. These include:
· U.S. Passport (for U.S. citizens only).
· Document issued by DHS or the State Department containing photo, biometrics, other such personal identifying info needed to ensure identity (for non-citizens).
· State-issued, REAL ID compliant license presented along with a Social Security card, or for a limited period before implementation of REAL ID, a State-issued license with a photograph that can be verified by DHS, presented along with a birth certificate and Social Security card.
4. MYTH: The bill contains a new category of visas for family members that includes a waiver for “family members in hardship cases,” which will exponentially increase extended-family chain migration.
FACT: The bill would end chain migration – preferences for siblings and adult children would be eliminated. In addition, visas for parents of U.S. citizens would be capped.
FACT: After the family backlog is cleared in the first eight years after enactment, the bill will eliminate about 190,000 extended family visas per year. By contrast, the category of “extreme hardship” cases is capped at 5,000 visas per year.
FACT: The number of family members that could qualify for the waiver is exceedingly small – such individuals could migrate only if they would otherwise experience “extreme hardship” that cannot be relieved by temporary visits. For example, the category might extend to families that have a member with a disability.
5. MYTH: The government is going to give permanent legal status to 12 million illegal aliens before securing our borders.
FACT: Temporary worker and Z visas will not be issued until benchmarks for enforcement are met. These triggers include:
· Increasing border fencing.
· Increasing vehicle barriers at the Southern border.
· Increasing the size of the Border Patrol.
· Ground-based radar and camera towers along the Southern border.
· Resources to maintain the end of catch and release.
· DHS establishment of worksite enforcement tools, including an electronic Employment Eligibility Verification System.
FACT: As we work to meet these triggers, we must provide a mechanism for undocumented workers with clean records and steady jobs to come out of the shadows and be accounted for in a regulated system, on a probationary basis. This will allow immigration enforcement officers to focus their resources on apprehending violent criminals and terrorists.
FACT: To obtain probationary status, illegal immigrants must come out of the shadows to acknowledge they have broken the law and pass a preliminary background check.
FACT: Probationary status may be revoked at any time if a worker is found ineligible for the Z visa, fails to maintain a clean record, or fails the background check required for obtaining a Z visa.
FACT: The Administration has already seen progress in securing our borders due to increased investment and other deterrence factors – the number of apprehensions for illegally crossing the Southern border is down 27 percent from this time last year. The Administration has:
· Expanded the Border Patrol from approximately 9,000 agents in 2001 to more than 13,000 agents today.
· Built 78 miles of permanent vehicle barrier and 86 miles of primary fencing.
· Put in place four Ground Surveillance Radars and one Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), with another (UAS) coming on line in July of this year.
6. MYTH: Illegal workers who remained in the country after they were ordered deported by an immigration judge are eligible for Z visas.
FACT: Illegal workers who ignored deportation orders are not eligible for the Z visa program, except in exceedingly rare cases in which they can demonstrate their departure would “result in extreme hardship.”
FACT: The determination of what constitutes “extreme hardship” lies entirely within the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, who has no interest in allowing this exception to be abused.
Inglis to hold three “Walk Talk” town meetings during the next week
U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) is inviting residents of local communities to come out and talk about immigration along with other issues since the new 110th Congress began in January.
Inglis is holding three town hall meetings throughout the Fourth District during the next week with the meetings concluding after door-to-door visits in nearby neighborhoods.
Below are upcoming town hall sessions that will follow neighborhood “Walk Talks”:
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- Tuesday, May 29 at 7 p.m.; Pine Street Elementary (500 South Pine St., Spartanburg)
- Wednesday, May 30 at 7 p.m.; USC Union Community Room (309 East Academy St., Union)
- Monday, June 4 at 7 p.m.; Hughes Main Library (25 Heritage Green Place, Greenville)
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