Deported Criminal Illegal Immigrant Murders Baby

In the latest example of the government’s failure to protect the nation from criminal illegal aliens, a man responsible for the atrocious murder of a California infant has turned out to be a drug-addicted illegal immigrant deported after a felony conviction.

Somehow the violent criminal, Juan Sanchez, sneaked back into the U.S. and lived under the radar in the southern California community of Rancho Cucamonga about 50 miles from Los Angeles. He recently beat his girlfriend’s 8-month-old son to death after the infant’s nose was “mistakenly” wiped with the methamphetamine-laced cotton swab Sanchez used to clean his pipe.

Fearful that he would be sent to prison, Sanchez forbade his girlfriend from seeking medical care when the baby became sick from the drug exposure. For three days the barbaric convict tried to get the infant “off the high” by shaking him, slapping him and tying him to a bed. When the baby was finally hospitalized, he had a skull fracture, bleeding in the brain, detached retinas and a broken arm.

The mother and Sanchez have been charged with the infant’s horrific murder. A sad component to this depressing story is that Sanchez should not have even been in the U.S. because in 2001 he was convicted of robbery and deported. He crossed the border illegally and authorities had no idea of his whereabouts until he committed this heinous crime.

Just last month a previously deported Mexican man with a criminal record killed an entire family when he crashed his car into theirs on a Houston freeway. The illegal alien (Juan Felix Salinas) had been deported two years ago and was free on bond in a criminal case yet was allowed to remain in the country. He had a blood alcohol level three times the Texas legal limit when he murdered the family.

Earlier in August, illegal aliens with extensive wrap sheets ruthlessly killed innocent youngsters in two different states within a few weeks. One of the incidents received international attention because a Peruvian gang banger was charged with the gruesome execution-style murders of three college-bound students in a Newark school yard.

More of the horrific details here. Note the mother was working in CHILD CARE (GET YER CHEAP NANNIES HERE!):

http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_6900888

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A mother who said she mistakenly swabbed her baby's nose with a methamphetamine-laced Q-tip told police that her parolee boyfriend refused to allow her to take the child to the hospital for fear that he would be sent back to prison, according to police reports made public this week.

Elizabeth Reta told detectives that instead of seeking proper medical help for her 8-month-old son, Samuel, her boyfriend, Juan "Johnny" Sanchez, tried for three days to get the child "off the high" by tying him to a bed, shaking him, slapping him and splashing him with cold water.

"She said she would beg Johnny to stop hitting the child, but he would tell her he knew what he was doing," according to the reports.

Little Samuel Reta fell even more ill and eventually died from the alleged abuse, police say.

His mother and Sanchez are now in jail facing a murder charge.

They have pleaded not guilty, and both are scheduled to return to West Valley Superior Court on Monday for a pre-preliminary hearing conference.

Sanchez, 32, was convicted of robbery in 2001 and deported, but apparently returned to the country illegally, authorities said.

Elizabeth Reta, 28, worked for a child-care center in Covina before her arrest on Aug. 30.

The police reports, which are contained in the court file, offer new details on the dreadful last days of Samuel, mostly based upon the accounts given to police by Reta and Sanchez.

Reta told police she used a Q-tip she found on her kitchen table to swab her son's itchy nose following a bath sometime around Aug. 25.

Soon after, the boy began to behave oddly, moving his hands and feet in strange ways, she told police.

When she alerted Sanchez, he called her "stupid," and told her she had used a Q-tip that he keeps for cleaning his meth pipe, she said.

Reta told detectives that as Samuel began to react to the drugs, Sanchez spanked him and repeatedly slapped him on the face.

She said that when Samuel did not "snap out of it," she saw Sanchez throw the child on the floor. She also said Sanchez tied Samuel to a bed, according to the reports.

The next day, Samuel still appeared to be in a daze, and Sanchez kept hitting the baby in the chest and buttocks, Reta told police.

This sort of thing went on for several days, Reta said. During that time Sanchez again tied the child to the bed and repeatedly hit him on the chest, according to the reports.

Finally, on Aug. 29, she said Samuel struggled to breath, and she was awakened by the sounds of him gurgling and gasping. She said she gave the boy CPR, and then called 911, over the objections of Sanchez.

She told police, Sanchez hid in a closet while paramedics tended to the child.

Samuel was taken to the hospital, where doctors determined that he suffered from pneumonia, a broken arm, broken rib, an apparent bite mark on the arm and injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

A drug screening was negative.

Both Reta and Sanchez were arrested Aug. 30.

Samuel died at the hospital the next day.

During an interview with police, Sanchez admitted to some of the behavior Reta recounted, but described it to police in less severe terms, according to the reports.

He told detectives he spanked Samuel, lightly slapped him on the face, and hit him "a little on the chest," but only in attempts to help the child come off the drugs.

"He said he did not hit the child hard," the reports say. "He said all this went on for two days."

He denied tying Samuel to a bed, saying the closest thing he did was set a pillow atop the child's left hand so he would not put it in his mouth. He said Reta, however, did tie the boy's hand with a bandana, according to the reports.

Although he said he only meant to help the child, he conceded that he may have gone overboard and shook Samuel too hard, according to the reports.

An autopsy was done on Samuel last week. The preliminary cause of death appears to be abusive head trauma, although officials said they are still awaiting the results of toxicology and other tests before reaching a final conclusion.

Deputy District Attorney Jason Anderson said Friday that no major developments had been made in the investigation since the arrests.

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/homeland.php?id=1344177

What Is 287(g) and Why Should Illegals Be Worried about It?

By Peter Gadiel

Sept. 17, 2007

Many Americans, even those who are immensely concerned about illegal alien crime against U.S. citizens, have no idea what 287(g) is. They do not know how it can greatly benefit our country and law enforcement professionals, nor how it can counter the corrosive and dangerous effects of sanctuary cities. For those of us who care, however, it is a dream come true.

According to James Carafano, Ph.D. and a leading expert in defense affairs, intelligence, military operations/strategy, and homeland security at the Heritage Foundation (emphases mine):

Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides the legal authority for state and local enforcement to investigate, detain, and arrest aliens on civil and criminal grounds. Any comprehensive border and immigration security legislation by Congress should include provisions for strengthening and expanding programs authorized under §287(g).

Dr. Carafano goes on to say:

Any effective solution for reducing illegal border crossings and the unlawful population in the United States must address all three aspects of the problem: internal enforcement of immigration laws, international cooperation, and border security. Internal enforcement and international cooperation are essential to reducing and deterring the flood of illegal entrants into the United States, making the challenge of securing America’s borders affordable and achievable. Nothing less than a comprehensive reform will do. This reform must include restoring the integrity of U.S. immigration laws.

Fortunately, for us, a program that can meet all of these essential requirements already exists. It is known as 287(g).

Section 287(g) of the INA allows the DHS and state and local governments to enter into assistance compacts. Both sides must agree on the scope and intent of the program before it is implemented, which gives states and local communities the flexibility to shape the programs to meet their needs. State and local law officers governed by a §287(g) agreement must receive adequate training and operate under the direction of federal authorities. In return, they receive full federal authority to enforce immigration law, thereby shifting liability to the federal government and providing the officers with additional immunity when enforcing federal laws.

Brewster, New York, is a community at the forefront of protecting its citizens, as it is the first in the State of New York to adapt 2987(g). Mayor John Degnan has announced that his town will become the first jurisdiction in the New York State to apply for federal authority to enforce immigration laws. Brewster’s police will be empowered to question and arrest suspected illegal aliens, and to pass them on to federal authorities for deportation. Makes you want to move to Brewster, doesn’t it?

With him, as he made the announcement, were Ed Kowalski and Bruce DeCell, board members of 9/11 Families for a Secure America. Mayor Degnan gave Mr. Kowalski full credit for educating him on the need for state and local police across the country to become involved fully in enforcing immigration law.

In 2005, Mr. Kowalski’s 17-year-old niece, Elizabeth Butler, was stalked, raped and stabbed to death by Ariel Menendez, an illegal alien from Guatemala, with four prior convictions. After the murder, Menendez, attempted to flee to sanctuary in Guatemala with the help of his father and sister, also illegal aliens. Menendez is now serving life in prison without possibility of parole. His father and sister were never prosecuted for aiding his attempt to escape, and the federal government has taken no action to deport them despite their status as illegal aliens.

In his statement Mr. Kowalski noted that “Rape, violent assault, control of neighborhoods by violent gangs and drug manufacture and distribution are committed by illegal aliens at a far higher rate in the US than by citizens and legal immigrants.” He also cited the 9/11 Commission Report which stated: “There is a growing role for state and local law enforcement agencies [for the enforcement of immigration law]. They need more training and work with federal agencies so that they can cooperate more effectively with those federal authorities in identifying terrorist suspects as well as criminals”

Kowalski added that “Government at all levels must make the prosecution and deportation of law-breaking illegal aliens a top priority…That includes drunk driving as well as theft, rape and murder.” Terrorism and criminal activity are most effectively combated through a multi-agency/multi-authority approach that encompasses federal, state and local resources, skills and expertise. State and local law enforcement play a critical role in protecting our homeland because they are the first responders when there is an incident.”

In July, Morristown, N.J., became the first town in that state to apply for immigration enforcement authority. 9/11 FSA board member Bruce DeCell said that: “The decisions by Morristown and Brewster to become the first in their states to apply for immigration enforcement authority show that Americans will no longer tolerate becoming victims of illegal aliens just so that big corporations can have cheaper labor or any political party callously can hope for new voters.”

He warned Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton “that New Yorkers now realize that their senators are partly to blame for the flood of illegal aliens in the U.S. They have on their hands the blood of people like Elizabeth Butler who have been the murder victims of illegal aliens.”

So, there is hope for law abiding citizens and legal immigrants to live in peace without the threat of crimes committed against us by people who should not even be here. This abomination, illegal alien crime against Americans, is abetted through the existence of sanctuary cities which, as defined by Amanda Carpenter in Human Events, “protect illegal aliens through local resolutions, executive orders or city ordinances. City police departments may also issue their own special orders, policies and general orders to the similar effect.”

But the very existence of sanctuary cities runs counter to the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission which stated: “There is a growing role for state and local law enforcement agencies [for the enforcement of immigration law]. They need more training and work with federal agencies so that they can cooperate more effectively with those federal authorities in identifying terrorist suspects.” Listen up America: 287(g) is the answer.

Let’s all follow Brewster’s lead and make sure our communities adapt this extremely important provision.

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Republican Senators Martinez and Graham enjoy a light moment with Democrat Senator Kennedy after learning about the number of illegal aliens involved in horrific crimes against Americans.