73 illegal aliens = 429 arrests

When I read these figures I can only say "**** Bush and Congress".
America really needs regime change. And I'm not talking about the
Democrats. They are garbage replacing dog droppings.

ted


GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer wrote:
> I'm reminded of the 2005 case of Jose Raul Peña, a
> previously-deported (several times, moreover) illegal alien with
> multiple non-immigration-related felonies in the USA for violent crimes.
>
> Peña, the owner (and rather unbelievably so -- does the DMV even
> ALLOW this?) of a used car lot that sold vehicles to other illegal
> aliens (who weren't even allowed to drive), in the summer of 2005 he
> engaged in a shootout against Los Angeles police while holding against
> his chest -- as a sort of "human shield" -- one of his several
> illegitimate anchor babies from multiple other illegal alien women.
>
> The horrifically violent illegal alien felon's family is now suing
> the LAPD. (Research it yourself!)
> __________________________________________________ __
> Some Immigrants Are Re-Arrested 6 Times
>
> By LARA JAKES JORDAN
> The Associated Press
> Monday, January 8, 2007; 9:21 PM
>
> WASHINGTON -- Immigrants arrested for being in the United States
> illegally may have been charged up to six more times, for more serious
> crimes, after they were released by local authorities, new Justice
> Department data indicate.
>
> Additionally, a separate report also issued Monday concludes that the
> number of illegal immigrants deported after being declared a felon is
> on the rise.
>
> The Justice findings by department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine
> examined the criminal histories of 100 illegal immigrants arrested and
> then released by local and state authorities in 2004, the latest
> complete data available. Of the sample group of 100, according to the
> audit, 73 immigrants were later arrested a collective 429 times _ on
> charges ranging from traffic tickets to weapons and drug charges.
>
> The data suggest "the rate at which released criminal aliens are
> re-arrested is extremely high," the audit noted. The report, parts of
> which were redacted, was required by Congress in 2005 and looked at how
> local and state authorities that receive Justice Department funding are
> working with the Homeland Security Department.
>
> For years, the government was forced to release thousands of illegal
> immigrants who were caught in the United States because of not enough
> jail space and other resources. But last fall, with immigration as a
> key election-year priority, Homeland Security declared it would detain
> 99 percent of non-Mexican illegal immigrants until they could be
> returned to their home nations. The policy generally does not apply to
> Mexicans, who are almost immediately returned to Mexico after being
> stopped by Border Patrol agents.
>
> The Justice audit, however, only looked at immigrants who were arrested
> and released by local and state authorities before they could be turned
> over to Homeland Security to be detained or deported. In all, 752
> cities, counties and states participating in the program received $287
> million in 2005, the audit noted.
>
> Five states _ California, New York, Texas, Florida and Arizona _
> received the bulk of the money, together pulling in more than $184
> million.
>
> Assistant Attorney General Regina B. Schofield, who oversees the Office
> of Justice Programs that controlled the funding, declined comment on
> the audit, noting that it does not contain any recommendations.
>
> A separate report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at
> Syracuse University showed that the number of immigrants who were
> deported as "aggravated felons" doubled over the last 15 years, from
> 10,303 in 1992 to an estimated 23,065 in 2006.
>
> But TRAC, which obtained the data from the Justice Department's
> Executive Office of Immigration Review, noted concerns that some of
> those immigrants never committed felonies.
>
> "An individual can be declared an aggravated felon on the basis of a
> conviction on misdemeanor charges such as shoplifting," the TRAC report
> concluded.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...01/08/AR200701
> 0800285.html
>
>
> ************************************************** **********************
> PLEASE EMAIL THESE LINKS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW:
>
> "The Illegal-Alien Crime Wave" by Heather MacDonald
> http://www.City-Journal.org/html/14_...gal_alien.html
>
> www.PredatoryAliens.com
> www.ImmigrationsHumanCost.org
> www.DayLaborers.org
> www.Alipac.us
> www.ImmigrationWatchdog.com
> www.AmericanPatrol.com
> www.SaveOurState.org
> www.EscapingJustice.com
>
> See the COLOSSAL costs of illegal aliens to the American taxpayer:
> www.ImmigrationCounters.com
> ------------------------------------------------
> "How Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico"
> By John Dillin
> http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html
>
> Excerpt:
>
> "General Eisenhower ... quoted a report in The New York Times,
> highlighting one paragraph that said: 'The rise in illegal
> border-crossing by Mexican 'wetbacks' to a current rate of more than
> 1,000,000 cases a year has been accompanied by a curious relaxation
> in ethical standards extending all the way from the farmer-exploiters
> of this contraband labor to the highest levels of the Federal
> Government ..."
>
> "Herbert Brownell Jr., Eisenhower's first attorney general, said the
> president had a sense of urgency about illegal immigration when he took
> office.
>
> "America 'was faced with a breakdown in law enforcement on a very
> large scale,' Mr. Brownell said. 'When I say large scale, I mean
> hundreds of thousands were coming in from Mexico [every year] without
> restraint.'"
> --------------------------------------------------
> Just two of MANY American cops murdered by illegals:
> www.DeputyDavidMarch.com
> www.KrisEggle.org
>
> "Unfortunately, the majority of illegal aliens who are here are engaged
> in criminal activity. Identity theft, use of fraudulent Social Security
> numbers and green cards, tax evasion, driving without licenses
> represent some of the crimes that are engaged in by the majority of
> illegal aliens on a daily basis merely to maintain and hide their
> illegal status. In addition, violent crime and drug distribution and
> possession is also prevalent among illegal aliens. Over 25% of today's
> federal prison population are illegal aliens. In some areas of the
> country, 12% of felonies, 25% of burglaries and 34% of thefts are
> committed by illegal aliens."
>
> -- Testimony of District Attorney John M. Morganelli before the House
> Subcommittee on Immigration, Border, Security and Claims [Note: 99% of
> warrants for murder in Los Angeles, California -- the USA's 2nd
> most-populous city -- are for illegal aliens]
>
> "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate,
> tireless minority keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of
> men."
> -- Samuel Adams