Immigration enforcement a priority for public safety  The
importance of the recently approved application for the Gwinnett
County Sheriff's Department to help identify and deport illegal
aliens captured for additional crimes should not be
underestimated - by anyone.  Citizens and lawfully present
residents in Gwinnett - and all of Georgia - should be very
concerned about the fact that after nearly two years of work,
the recently approved 287(g) authority could fall victim to
budgetary cuts and not be implemented.  The 287(g) program is a
crime deterrent. Everyone concerned should remember that
nationwide, without exception, in every community where 287(g)
is used, people in the United States illegally leave for less
risky areas in which to live.  The reality is that Gwinnett -
and therefore Georgia - is now a North American center of
operation for dangerous gangs and Mexican drug cartels. The news
of huge drug busts, each seemingly bigger than the last, come
nearly every week. Not many Gwinnett residents are