Citizens drive to end illegal immigration

As a Stafford County task force tries to assess the effects of illegal immigration, some of its residents have started tackling the issue themselves.

Save Stafford is a group of about 90 residents who are exerting pressure on the state and county to crack down on illegal immigration.

Mark Jaworowski, 52, a Hampton Oaks resident, is a co-founder of the group.

He said he started Save Stafford because the federal government has ignored the anti-illegal-immigration sentiment in the country.

“I was really upset at the federal government’s inability to listen to the citizenry,” Jaworowski said. “I thought since our congresspeople are not listening, why don’t we start with the Board of Supervisors?”

Since the group’s launch in October, Save Stafford members have attended the Illegal Immigration Task Force’s public hearings about Stafford’s undocumented population. The task force includes members from county agencies such as Social Services, schools, the Health Department and law enforcement.

In addition, Save Stafford has expressed its concerns in meetings with Del. Mark Cole and House of Delegates Speaker William Howell.

The group wants Stafford to follow the lead of Prince William County, where officials recently voted to deny illegal immigrants county services.

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