Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay, D-Lee, says he does not support a proposal to to build a site for day laborers in Centreville.
Local governments, he said, should not be performing the work of the federal government.
“This is just a push down from the federal government to the county, and we don’t have the tools to deal with it,” McKay said. “It’s [the federal government’s] job to protect our borders and deal with issues of illegal immigration.”
But McKay does support the efforts put forth by his colleague, Supervisor Michael Frey, R-Sully, who two weeks ago held a public meeting to discuss the proposed site.
“The reality is he didn’t need to have a public meeting for this to happen. If this private developer wanted to put this trailer up, he could do it by just getting permits from the county. He didn’t need to come to the Board [of Supervisors],” McKay said.
“I”m proud of Mike for having the courage to do something that most politicians wouldn’t do, which is to invite a dialog about something that he knows is going to be electrifying,” McKay said.
