The death toll continues to mount, as border remains unsecured
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With the recent arrest of a Salvadoran national for the murder of
missing intern Chandra Levy, the issue of crime attributed to illegal
aliens is and should be on the minds of millions of Americans.
Ingmar Guandique who was is in this country illegally, is currently in
prison for the assault of two other women in Washington D.C. He was
actually arrested only a few days after Levy’s disappearance on
burglary charges, though law enforcement was aware of his illegal
status, Immigration and Customs Enforcement was not notified due to
the District’s sanctuary policy.
While Chandra Levy may be the most well known American who has been
killed by an illegal alien, she is only one in a staggeringly large
and ever-growing group.
The federal government does not keep comprehensive statistics on the
number of crimes committed in this country by illegal aliens. Taking a
look at the results of a few independent studies, it is not surprising
that they don’t.
In 2006, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) released the results of a study
which found that 4,380 Americans are murdered every year by illegal
aliens. The study also concluded that 4,745 Americans are killed every
year by illegal aliens driving drunk.
In 2005, the Government Accountability Office announced the results of
a study which examined the criminal history of 55,322 illegal aliens
who were incarcerated in federal, state, and local institutions during
the year 2003. The results of that study follow:
The 55,322 illegal aliens in the study accounted for a total of
459,614 arrests (or eight arrests per illegal alien). Their arrests
represented a total of nearly 700,000 criminal offenses (or 13
offenses per illegal alien). 36 percent of those studied had been
arrested at least five times previously.
Peter Wagner, the author of “The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration,”
summed up the situation when he told WorldNetDaily: "While the vast
majority of illegal aliens are decent people who work hard and are
only trying to make a better life for themselves and their families,
it is also a fact that a disproportionately high percentage of illegal
aliens are criminals and sexual predators.That is part of the dark
side of illegal immigration and when we allow the 'good' in we get the
'bad' along with them. The question is, how much 'bad' is acceptable
and at what price?"
Speaking of the price we are paying, the Ohio Jobs and Justice
Political Action Committee has set up an on-line memorial for victims
who were killed by illegal aliens. They continuously update the site
and have an extensive list of victims’ names, along with some
information on the victim, as well as a brief history on the criminal
case. What follows is a small sampling of some of the more recent
cases:
Victim: Breanna Slaughter-Eck
Age: 12
In late 2008, Breanna was riding her bicycle in San Jose, California
when she was allegedly hit and killed by unlicensed illegal alien
Adriana Fierro DeMarin, who now sits in jail awaiting trial.
Victim: Nayashieka Cooper
Age: 19
Ms. Cooper and her 3 year old son were walking down a street in
Athens, GA, when Mexican national Abel Gonzalez-Perez ran her over and
immediately fled the scene (police captured him three days later). Her
little boy sat by his mother and watched helplessly as she lay dying
next to him.
In January 2009, Gonzalez-Perez pled guilty to DUI, vehicular
manslaughter, and hit and run.
Victim: Lila Meizel
Age: 83
Ramon Alvarado, Jose Alvarado, and Ana Rodas are all in the country
illegally and have been arrested for the 2008 murder of Mrs. Meizel.
The three allegedly beat the elderly woman to death, then burned her
body in an attempt to cover-up the crime scene.
Even though the Alvarado cousins had several prior arrests, local
authorities never notified ICE of their immigration status because
Montgomery County, MD has a sanctuary policy in place.
Victim: Dean Knospe
Age: 71
On January 22, 2009, Mexican national Eulalio Haro was convicted in
the 2006 hit and run death of Mr. Knospe. Haro who was driving under
the influence, hit Knospe who was riding his motorcycle, and drove
away, leaving him to die on the road.
Haro had been previously deported after serving a prison sentence for
another crash in 1993, but re-entered the country illegally.
Victim: William Sullo III
Age: 30
In November 2008, Ecuadorian national Jose Maldanado Luzuriaga was
arrested for the murder of Mr. Sullo. Police allege that he killed Mr.
Sullo who worked as a bartender at the Salute Restaurant in
Philadelphia, PA, because he refused to serve him anymore alcohol and
later had him removed from the bar.
Luzuriaga allegedly waited outside the bar for Sullo to leave, and
upon seeing the bartender exit the building, rammed his F-150 pickup
truck into him. He has been charged with criminal homicide, attempted
homicide (he nearly ran over another bartender in the parking lot),
reckless endangerment, and not possessing a driver’s license.
Luzuriaga told police that he had been living in the U.S. for five
years.
The on-line memorial goes on and on with names of Americans both young
and old who have been sacrificed for political reasons. Not Congress
nor our former or current President will actually defend our border,
and stop the flow of illegal immigration into the United States.
For many years, the Republicans wanted to keep the border open to fill
the country with cheap labor, which benefits business owners by
undercutting wages for everyone. The Democrats have sought to keep the
border unprotected to bring in millions of potential new voters, which
is why that party pays so much lip service to the plight of illegal
aliens.
Whether they seek workers willing to work for sub-standard wages, or
voters who will keep them in power…It is the American people who have
been sold-out by both parties.
Every time I learn that a family has been attacked, or a child has
been killed by an illegal alien, I think this must be the tipping
point. There are certain dates in this ongoing tragedy which stand out
more than others.
Such as on June 22, 2008, when three members of the Bologna family
were gunned down by Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang member Edwin
Ramos. Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16
were shot to death by Ramos with an AK-47 as they sat in their car on
a crowded street, in the city’s Excelsior District
Or on September 10, 2008, the day the parents of 3-year-old Marten
Kudlis buried their son at Fairmount Cemetery, while waiting for his
ice cream in a Denver Baskin and Robbins.
Guatemalan national Francis Hernandez slammed into a pickup truck,
which was then pushed into the ice cream shop’s window. The toddler
was sitting at a table in front of that window, and was sent flying as
the truck came crashing through it.
This nation sits on the brink of an economic meltdown, while our
cities are becoming hunting grounds for predatory criminals. We have
enough problems in this country without importing them from foreign
lands.
Because we live with it everyday, most Americans understand and fear
this growing threat. However, our elected representatives continue to
turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the mounting death toll.
A weary nation must ask the question…How many Americans have to die
before the border is secured?
Until that question is answered…Keep your families close, and go with
the understanding that you and you alone are responsible for your own
safety.
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