INTERVIEW — COREY STEWART – Prince William County, Board of Supervisors Chairman
Montgomery and Prince William, worlds apart on deportation raids. (Washington Post) — Two counties, two starkly different messages Monday about illegal immigrants and deportation. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) attempted to ease anxiety among Latinos — who make up about 18 percent of the county’s 1 million residents — over recent raids in several states by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Leggett encouraged Latino families to go about their daily routine “free of fear.” “We are proud of the people who have come to Montgomery County from every corner of the globe,” Leggett said in a statement. “You have enriched our community and you will always be welcome here.” In Prince William County, Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart (R) encouraged undocumented immigrants in his community to take advantage of Leggett’s welcoming stance.
