Delco Has Illegals Problem; Told Police Purposely Delayed Response

Delco Has Illegals Problem; Told Police Purposely Delayed Response — Delaware County (Pa) Council heard, yesterday, June 5, first hand reports that should put paid to any doubts that illegal immigration and corruption have reached a crisis level.

Kathy Buckley, the Republican candidate for the 168th District State House seat, said there were three serious crimes in recent weeks on her formerly safe street in Edgmont.

One break-in involved illegals targeting homes. It took State Police an hour to respond, she said. The typical wait had been five minutes. She asked the trooper why the delay. He said they were ordered to “stand down”.

Only a fool will not wake up.

Sharon Devaney of Haverford said that she was confronted just a few days ago by apparent illegals from Africa at Suburban Square in Montco just across the county-line, who tried to sell her small baskets. She declined and they followed her insisting she buy. They were large and intimidating, she said. They only left her alone when people stepped from a store.

She said she feared for her neighbors.

Joy Schwartz of Upper Darby complimented Council on its park improvements but said she feared using them at night. Illegals have been reported camping on the trails, she said. A butchered deer carcass was found on one of them.

Kathy from Haverford again brought up the report that Ridley Police were required to free illegals found in a stolen car. She said she asked the Philadelphia office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about it. They said that, yes, Delco was a “sanctuary county”, she said.

County officials have been denying this for months.

Peggy Muir (phonetic) from Havertown rebutted claims about illegals being housed surreptitiously in the county. She said she had worked with ICE and was knowledgeable about their protocols. ICE is the only organization that is allowed to house illegal immigrants and that there would be public hearings if it such housing was planned in Delco, she said.

Shouts from the crowd told her that the rules were no longer being followed, which gets us to the trust issue. See next story.

Delco Has Illegals Problem; Told Police Purposely Delayed Response