Illegal aliens repeatedly violate laws

Valley Press on ^ | Tuesday, January 16, 2007.

[BenLurkin]

Illegal immigration confronts the United States with lots of stresses - economic, social and political. Here's yet another one: crime, specifically crimes committed by people who are in this country in violation of U.S. territory and sovereignty.

Just as high rates of recidivism - a fancy word that means habitual or chronic relapse (as applied to criminals, the word refers to the likelihood to repeat crimes or commit additional ones) - characterize American lawbreakers, many of the criminals who breach our borders have the decidedly repugnant habit of offending repeatedly after their initial violations.

Justice Department data indicate that immigrants who initially are arrested simply for being in the United States illegally may be charged up to six more times, and for more serious crimes, after being released by authorities.

In addition, the number of illegal immigrants who are deported after being declared felons is rising.

Inspectors looked at the criminal histories of 100 illegal immigrants who were arrested and subsequently released by authorities in 2004. Of the sample group, 73 illegals were later arrested a whopping total of 429 times, on charges ranging from traffic tickets to drug and weapons charges.

"The rate at which released criminal aliens are re-arrested is extremely high," the study concluded.

We'd say 73% certainly is an "extremely high" rate for crimes to be committed repeatedly by people who have no right to be in our nation to begin with.

For years, U.S. authorities have been forced to release thousands of jailed illegals because we simply don't have enough prisons and other resources to keep them in custody.

Last year, the Department of Homeland Security declared its intention to detain 99% of non-Mexican illegals until they could be returned to their home nations.

[Hacksaw]

Here's yet another one: crime, specifically crimes committed by people who are in this country in violation of U.S. territory and sovereignty.

REALLY????

Next thing they will be telling us that it snows when it gets cold outside.

[staytrue]

Ok, how about a guest worker program where everyone is screened. But you could not stand that could you ?

No the fault is yours for a terrorist attack.

Because you could not stand a guest worker program, because you wanted all or nothing on border control, we got nothing but democrats writing the legislation.

Anything bad that happens because of that will be squarely at your feet, not mine.

[B4Ranch]

Sorry Sunshine, but you are way off base. A guest worker program where EVERYONE is screened has been what I have been promoting since I came on FR.

Don't even try to get cute, the fault will be yours.

[staytrue]

nah nah nah nah

the fault will be yours.