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2015, 2016 MDDC News Organization of the Year! Celebrating 162 years of service! Vol. 163, No. 44 • 50¢ SINCE 1855 April 19 - April 25, 2018 TODAY’S GAS PRICE “Aggressively” $2.78 per gallon County counters federal moves against immigrants with a plan to help them out Last Week find themselves in front of an immi- said. cent below the poverty line. In addi- $2.74 per gallon By Neal Earley @neal_earley gration judge. While the resolution was only tion, the money cannot go toward Council President Hans Riemer introduced on Tuesday, it has unani- any person convicted of a major A month ago Immigrants who find them- $2.64 per gallon (D-at large) said the effort to fund le- mous support among the Council. If crime such as murder, rape or in- selves in federal immigration court gal services for immigrants who live passed, it would provide $373, 957 volvement with a criminal gang. A year ago often cannot afford legal counsel in the County is in reaction to Presi- to the Capital Area Immigrants’ Representatives from CAIR will $2.47 per gallon and have to represent themselves, dent Trump’s stricter policy on im- Rights Coalition, which provides le- screen the applicants. which means that many federally- migration and his promise to deport gal services for those facing depor- State’s Attorney for Mont- AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN ordered deportations go unchal- more undocumented immigrants. tation. gomery County John McCarthy sent MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA lenged. ACCORDING TO AAA “Given that the federal govern- As part of the potential deal the a note to the Council on the resolu- Now the County is looking to ment is continuing with its targeting County asks for a couple of stipula- tion saying there were not enough step in the federal immigration is- of our communities, you know, we tions to the funds: that the money go criminal offenses on the list that INSIDE sue, by declaring it will fund legal just felt that had to match that as ag- toward legal services for County representation for immigrants who gressively as we could,” Riemer residents who are at least 200 per- See “County,” page 8 Editor’s Potomac residents look to Notebook by Brian J. Karem county for cutting noise levels from Reagan airport Flight patterns River. While planes have always By Neal Earley @neal_earley flown over the parts of the County Trying to fight city hall along the Potomac River in their ap- with a gold plated waffle iron Potomac area residents say they proach into Reagan National, they and a head full of bricks. have cause to hope they can rid their typically never shared one specifical- Page 4 neighborhoods of aircraft noise with ly concentrated route, meaning some an upgrade in flight GPS technology. planes would fly over the Potomac The frequent noise from com- River, parts of Northwest D.C. or mercial flights led residents to orga- Northern Virginia, as they descended nize and ask the County to do some- into Reagan National. thing about the noise from planes Now thanks to an upgrade in landing at Ronald Reagan National GPS technology for airplanes that Airport in Arlington County. presets a path into Reagan National, While the County has previously most flights descending into Reagan PHOTO BY ABBY CRUZ considered a lawsuit against the Fed- National fly directly over parts of Po- Thousands showed up in the District this week to “March for Science.” See eral Aviation Administration, in this tomac and Bethesda disturbing resi- story on page 10 year’s budget it may consider a differ- dents. ent approach – choosing to hire an Cabin John resident Bill Noonan outside aviation expert to help con- said planes are constantly flying over vince the FAA to change its flight pat- his house at a low altitude, saying it BOE to spend more for safety terns. has disrupted his home life with his “It’s analogous to putting an family. curity needs . For Charity eight-lane freeway through an exist- “I cannot sleep and it’s gotten to By Neal Earley As County school officials ing neighborhood – it’s really the the point to where I have had to, you @neal_earley One local businessman same thing,” said Council President were in the process of reviewing know, move down to the basement of ROCKVILLE — In light of re- reaches out to help those suf- Hans Riemer (D-at large). schools’ safety infrastructure, train- my house because it’s quieter down cent shootings at schools in Park- fering from the opioid crisis. Riemer along with Council ing for staff and violence prevention there,” Noonan, a member of the land, Florida and St. Mary’s County, member Roger Berliner (D-1), who programs, they said the shooting at Montgomery County Quiet Skies Montgomery County Public Schools page 3 represents Bethesda and Potomac in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Coalition said. Superintendent Jack Smith said he his district, said they support the School in Parkland, Florida and at Beginning in 2012, the FAA plans to ask for more funding to in- County hiring an aviation subject ex- Great Mills High School in St. started pushing for optimized profile crease security at schools. pert that could help design a new path Mary’s County gave them pause. descents, which allow for a smoother While officials from the Mont- for planes to fly. The expert would “One thing we feel that we have and more fuel-efficient landing. gomery County Board of Education cost the County approximately to do is, in light of the tragedies While traditional pilots would wait said they were already in the process $150,000. Florida and St. Mary’s, go back out for air traffic controllers to help guide of updating security at schools re- The issue has affected residents cent school shootings have made ad- mostly in neighborhoods in Potomac See “Reagan” ministrators reevaluate school’s se- See “BOE” and Bethesda adjacent to the Potomac page 8 page 8 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL APRIL 19, 2018 EFLECTIONS The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- R ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- fices are located at 22 W. Jefferson August 3, 1989 Street, Suite 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD 20849-1272. Subscription Rates for The Immigrants benefit from ongoing job boom Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week the Sentinel visits a said once they complete that train- more frustration than working-class ences in work practices may also nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. ing, her department seldom has trou- immigrants because they usually cause some immigrants trouble, ble finding them work. need to be recertified to work in this such as punching a time clock and Bernard Kapiloff A local job boom has been a big The most common placements country, Williams said. That can working a designated shift, instead PUBLISHER E MERITUS opportunity to Montgomery County are assembling electronic equip- mean not just taking English classes of simply coming in and working Lynn G. Kapiloff immigrant workers, according to ment, she said. Williams noted that but returning to school for more col- until the job is done. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ Pulse Electronics Inc., Custom Elec- lege or technical courses as well, However, Williams said the PUBLISHER county officials. [email protected] Walter J. Wolfe, employment tronic Company Inc. and Penril are something few immigrants can af- refugee service provides a film and and training coordinator with the among the companies that have ford to do. video slide orientations program for Mark Kapiloff Montgomery County Department of hired her program’s graduates. “The problem is that when new enrollees and inserts cultural in- ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Family Resources, said that during Standard Federal Savings you’re a refugee, once you come formation throughout the English [email protected] the 1980’s, two jobs have been creat- Bank, which has since moved from here, you’ve got nothing.” Williams class. EDITORIAL ed for every person in the area. That Gaithersburg to Frederick, has hired said. Newcomers with relatives who Local businesses have varying some immigrants to work in the can help support them stand the best policies on hiring immigrants, with Brian J. Karem fact, along with the presence of rela- EXECUTIVE EDITOR tives who came earlier, has drawn back offices, where they do not nec- chance of getting back to into their those policies often depending on [email protected] droves of the foreign-born to the essarily need perfect English, she old professions, she said. In the how important proficiency of Eng- county, Wolfe said. said. Suburban Dental Laboratories meantime, Wolfe said that they may lish is on the job. This need is why Brandy L. Simms has hired dental technicians from the have to take jobs as janitors and as- high-tech companies such as Bech- SPORTS EDITOR Legal aliens are eligible for [email protected] English-Language classes and voca- program and Bagel City has em- semblers or work in other positions tel and Vitro Corporation tend to hire tional training with the county. ployed bakers too. that they would not have done in fewer of them. Some companies, MARK ROBINSON Maria J. Williams, job developer Former professionals such as their native lands. like Vitro, also require that all em- [email protected] with the Refugee Services Program, doctors and engineers may face Wolfe said that cultural differ- ployees be U.S.

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