When we suffer another 9-11 due to inadequate border security and/or unenforced immigration laws, Congress and the White House might finally take notice, if we tax-paying, law-abiding citizens haven't already sacked them in the immediate aftermath.
You can thank the GOP and legislation akin to the "Child Citizenship Act of 2000".
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True enough! The front page article of today's Orange County Register (Calif.) titled "A culture of deadly silence," is about abused illegal immigrant women. The article focuses on an illegal murdered in Santa Ana, CA, by her "husband," one Miguel Angel Martinez, also an illegal immigrant. The murder took place in December 2003. Martinez, 30, and his brother, Jaime (who was living with the couple), 41, left the house after the murder and are believed to be back in Mexico.
Your post caught my eye because I had just finished reading about this particular "Miguel Angel."
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But what about background checks for the President's "guest workers?" Only the source country can do the background checks. Take Mexico for example.
This Washington Times article brings into question that aspect of the President's guest worker program. Mexicorruption can't even process background checks for their matricula cards.
"Special Report: Changes in the cards," By Mary Shaffrey THE WASHINGTON TIMES
"FBI officials recently told a Senate committee the matricula cards pose a criminal and terrorist threat, and are easy to obtain through fraud and a lack of adequate security measures by the Mexican government."
So how will background checks for guest workers be done without the cooperation of the corrupt government of Mexico?
Here's what FBI testimony before Congress says about Mexicorruption.
"The U.S. Government has done an extensive amount of research on the Matricula Consular, to assess its viability as a reliable means of identification. The Department of Justice and the FBI have concluded that the Matricula Consular is not a reliable form of identification, due to the non-existence of any means of verifying the true identity of the card holder. The following are the primary problems with the Matricula Consular that allow criminals to fraudulently obtain the cards:"
"First, the Government of Mexico has no centralized database to coordinate the issuance of consular ID cards. This allows multiple cards to be issued under the same name, the same address, or with the same photograph.
"Second, the Government of Mexico has no interconnected databases to provide intra-consular communication to be able to verify who has or has not applied for or received a consular ID card.
"Third, the Government of Mexico issues the card to anyone who can produce a Mexican birth certificate and one other form of identity, including documents of very low reliability. Mexican birth certificates are easy to forge and they are a major item on the product list of the fraudulent document trade currently flourishing across the country and around the world. . . ."
Testimony of Steve McCraw, Assistant Director of The Office of Intelligence, FBI Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims on Consular ID Cards, June 26, 2003, "Consular ID Cards in a Post-9/11 World"
So how will the corrupt government of Mexico do background checks on their people? Got any ideas? Anyone who supports the President's plan?
I didn't think so.
Track them down and ... Ummmm, I'll get into trouble for finishing that thought, darnit.
The Feds are hiding this, but 30% of our prison population is comprised of illegal immigrants.
So who's releasing them - and what is their motive for doing that - it is just to spit in Bush's face! Or don't they care that these people could be recruited by terrorists and end up hurting us ..??