Is illegal immigration a crime or not? And if it is a crime are those guilty of violating our laws criminals or not? And if there are too many illegal aliens in this country to deport, why are those who are apprehended after committing a crime, even a felony, not reported to immigration authorities and jailed or deported?The execution-style murder of three African-American college students in Newark, NJ is a case in point. Forced to kneel they were shot in the head, allegedly by an illegal alien from Peru who was out on bail for the serial rape of a 5-year-old.What recourse do American citizens have when they are victims of violent crimes committed by a growing number of illegal aliens? The courts? Don't count on it. The federal government? Ditto.Writing in the City Journal in 2004 Heather Mac Donald reported that "most violent criminals at large today are illegal aliens." One example of a city where illegal aliens are major contributors to crime is Los Angeles. In LA she writes, "the police cannot use the most obvious tool to apprehend them: their immigration status. For example, dozens of members of a ruthless Salvadoran prison gang have sneaked back into town after having been deported for such crimes as murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and drug trafficking. Police officers know who they are and know that their mere presence in the country is a felony. Yet should a cop arrest an illegal gang-banger for felonious reentry, it is he who will be treated as a criminal, for violating the LAPD's rule against enforcing immigration law."
2007-09-30
09:13:37
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