Leo does the right thing...

I know some are disappointed with Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold, but at least he's not handing over the county to the illegals, like Martin O' is the rest of the state.  Read the release:

QUOTE

Press Release:  For Immediate Release
 
Media Contact:  Marina H. Cooper
Special Assistant for Communication, Media, and Policy
(410) 222-1288          (443) 458-3606

Anne Arundel County Police Department Joins Forces with U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Annapolis (November 6, 2007) --- Anne Arundel County Executive John R.
Leopold announced today that officials from the Department of Homeland
Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, and Department of
State have created 17 nationwide task forces to combat the growing
problems of document fraud and immigration benefits fraud.

Participants in the task forces include ICE, The Department of Justice,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Labor
Office of Inspector General, Social Security Administration Office of
Inspector General, State Department Office of Inspector General, State
Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Postal Inspection
Service, U.S. Secret Service and numerous state and local law
enforcement agencies.

At the direction of County Executive Leopold, the Anne Arundel County
Police Department proudly joins the Document and Benefit Fraud Task
Force located in Baltimore City. The Chief of Police, Colonel James
Teare, Sr., will permanently assign a police officer to the Baltimore
field office as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Task Force
Officer. In addition, one officer from each of the four districts will
be selected to receive specialized training in the areas of ICE and
document fraud to conduct enhanced investigations and also to
collaborate with the department’s ICE task force officer.

 “This new task force follows an executive order signed in August by
County Executive Leopold that requires all businesses and individuals
contracted with the County, to comply with federal law regarding the
employment of illegal aliens,” said Colonel James Teare, Sr. “This
order demonstrates the Administration’s strong stance against illegal
immigration.”

County Executive Leopold stated, “I firmly support the participation
of the police department in the task force as it demonstrates the
county’s strong stance against illegal immigration.”

"The police department is committed to aggressively investigating
crimes committed by illegal immigrants,” County Executive Leopold
added. “By participating in the task force, we will unite with other
agencies’ experts to focus our efforts on detecting, deterring and
disrupting document fraud and other related crimes committed by illegal
immigrants.”

ICE Special Agent in Charge James A. Dinkins stated, "It is important
that law enforcement agencies work together to combat individuals who
enter the US illegally and seek to exploit our local communities through
gang activity, document fraud, identity theft, and other felonious
criminal acts.  These criminal organizations undermine our social and
economic security."

UNQUOTE