Border Control
Various items with no chance of getting past the thick filters of the national liberal Democrat media outlets:
[In] the first six weeks of [the new border initiative], 917 [illegal] immigrants were prosecuted and sentenced to an average of 90 days in prison [before deportation].
And in the past month, border agents in the [West Texas] area saw an average of fewer than 20 non-Mexican illegal crossers a day. That’s down from more than 40 non-Mexican daily crossers in January 2005.
I blame Chertoff.
Read the whole thing, but keep in mind it’s a local AP item.
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“Bills push ID of illegals: GOP sponsors want local officers to share duty with ICE agents“
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“[Northern] Border [security] wing nears, and not a moment too soon“
Yep.
Gummint inertia + waaay too many Democrats in the Congress between ‘01 and ‘05 = serious problem.
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“Somali gives up fight against deportation“
Here’s an absolute gem from that article:
In December U.S. District Judge John Houston took the unusual step oftripling the suggested sentence for Mohamed, saying the harsher sentence was justified because of national security concerns.
I love it.
That’s my kinda’ judge. BTW, he was nominated to the California federal bench by George W. Bush. Here’s a link to his official gummint bio.
Memo to George W. Bush:
Get Judge Houston onto the Ninth Circus, Chief!
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“Deported Guatemalan Charged With Illegally Re-Entering U.S.“
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Last but not least, and speaking of the federal courts, here’s an example of one of those classic items – this time from the 11th Circuit – which tend to get censored not only by the far left but also by the anti-GOP right:
Antonio Carlos-Santos appeals his 77-month sentence imposed after he pled guilty to illegal reentry of a previously deported alien . . . . The district court applied a 16-level offense enhancement . . . because Defendant had been deported after earlier convictions for alien smuggling and for carrying a concealed firearm.
And the appeals court said:
“Adios, you rancid alien crime-bot!”
Or words to that effect.
– Jayson