Prince William County is moving to enact what legal specialists say are some of the toughest measures in the nation targeting immigrants.

Provisions include:

1. Police to check the residency status of anyone detained for breaking the law — whether shoplifting, speeding or riding a bicycle without a helmet.

2. Libraries, medical clinics, swimming pools and summer camps — to verify the immigration status of anyone who wants to use services

Immigrants are blamed for a slew of “crimes,” including:

1. Spiraling school costs

2. Overcrowded housing

3. Cultural behaviors that they say undermine their constituents’ quality of life

4. Causing economic hardship and lawlessness

One exceptional item in the County resolution — a provision that would give legal residents “writ of mandamus” powers, which would allow them to sue Prince William if they suspect that a county agency has failed to comply with the resolution’s aim of denying services and reporting violators.

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