I really don't know him, but I wish he was my friend. He sounds like a fine guy... He has a house that has appreciated a lot (more than most people these days), two jobs, and two kids. I bet he even has a couple of dogs that he treats really well. I would be proud to have a friend like that. The U.S. should be proud to have residents like the man from Dale City.
What is wrong with Corey Stewart (Chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors) that he can easily down his cake at the Cafe Mozart while he makes flippant comments about a man being deported.
He blandly tells his waiter, an immigrant himself, that the friend from Dale City needs to follow the rules.
There were rules in Nazi Germany that ordered Jews to be detained and eliminated. When Nazi's were prosecuted for war crimes they stated they were only "following the rules."
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Issue Vs. Expertise In Race For Board
Immigration Stand Hovering Over Pr. William Ballot
By Nick Miroff
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 12, 2007; Page B01
Corey A. Stewart had just downed a plate of sausage goulash at Cafe Mozart, his favorite District hangout, when illegal immigration got in the way of dessert. The chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors was thinking German chocolate cake, but his waiter, Alex Kemsky, a bearish Ukrainian, was worried about a friend in Dale City.
"Will he lose his house?" asked Kemsky, explaining that the friend, an illegal immigrant from Honduras with two jobs, two children and a lot of home equity, was now cowering in fear of Prince William's new anti-illegal immigrant policies.
Stewart gave a reassuring laugh and said that, no, the man's house would not be taken away. Then he flipped into campaign mode, telling Kemsky that his friend was more likely to be deported.
But the man worked hard and didn't cause trouble, Kemsky said.
"I don't want to sound cruel, but people should obey the rules," Stewart said flatly. Then he ordered cake...
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