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1. #1
   On July 5th, 2007 at 2:55 pm, Ignorant Mensan said:

   Didn’t take the SOB long did it? Maybe the ICE folks could have just delivered her to him at the jailhouse door – saved a lot of time. And WHAT? Arrested 11 times? Just what does a fella have to do to get three hots and a cot? Murder someone?

2. #2
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:01 pm, ajmontana said:

   Very soon if nothing continues to be done about this mess people are going to start taking matters into their own hands and it’s going to get real ugly. If this was my Daughter ten minutes after he was released there would have been a hole in the desert waiting for him.

3. #3
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:08 pm, USCitizen said:

   Where does the concept of accountability apply to DHS / ICE?
   They are like a serial trainwreck, yet the know no shame.

4. #4
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:09 pm, Rick Moran said:

   This is beyond all human understanding. Perhaps this happened in some alternate universe where US authorities are morons with the IQ of a coffee table. Then it might just be conceivable.

   But we’re talking about this universe, right? These United States? What it shows is that the immigration authorites in this country have the collective intelligence of a marmoset.

   I was relieved to hear we didn’t violate the rapist’s rights, though. Now that would have been truly disasterous!

5. #5
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:14 pm, huhwhat said:

   If only the bunch of rats at DHS would fight for Americans as hard they fought against them trying to get shamnesty passed into law.

6. #6
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:21 pm, Jaded said:

   I have seen this story around the net today and I assumed he was illegal however I never saw it noted prior to this post, amazing.

7. #7
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:21 pm, The Raging Republican said:

   UNBELIEVABLE!

8. #8
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:21 pm, bloodhound said:

   The right hand has no idea what the left hand is doing. It was only last week that we were being asked to trust the government with “comprehensive immigration reform”, under which we were to believe that all the various branches of the federal government were going to competently work in conjunction with state and local agencies to “fix our broken immigration system”? What a joke! Michael Chertoff needs to be held accountable. This guy needs to be fact-checked on every word that comes out of his mouth. I’ve heard plenty of him over the past couple of weeks, and all he does is spew lie, after distortion, after half-truth, and no one calls him on it!

9. #9
   On July 5th, 2007 at 3:26 pm, swj719AWG said:

   No Raging…

   It’s entirely believeable…

   I just can’t get shocked by this stuff anymore…

10. #10
    On July 5th, 2007 at 3:30 pm, walterc said:

    Why aren’t the democrats screaming about this incompetence from the bush administration? Could it be they don’t see what the problem is here? After all this is just a hard working criminal trying to make a better life for he and his family, committing the crimes that Americans won’t do.

    Hey Teddy, GW, Johnny MC et.al., let’s just open the border and let everyone come and go as they please. One big happy world.

    Kumbaya!

11. #11
    On July 5th, 2007 at 3:31 pm, Boomer said:

    I can’t get over the incompetence of DHS, ICE, and our broken legal system. This will not stand for much longer and in this part of Idaho we have some wonderful places to set things right in the desolate Owyhee Mountains. The whole reason for the legal system is to prevent blood feuds when a party is wronged, but the legal system is failing miserably by allowing this scum to not only stay in the country they let him go so he can go out and immediately commit a crime. Only the criminals rights are protect not those of the victim. We are quickly reaching a tipping point when many of us will say enough and take back our country and enforce the “rule of law” by force..

12. #12
    On July 5th, 2007 at 3:35 pm, Bruce said:

    I’ve figured this out! First, we cede a section of land between Mexico and the USA so that it is no longer part of this nation. Second, we build multiple layers of secure fencing on the American side of the newly created “No man’s land.” We then can deport the criminals to the “no man’s land” without the approval of Mexico and these other nations that are refusing to accept deportees. Those who have been deported can then re-enter Mexico or form their own little exile colony. I don’t care. They would be out of our nation and we would no longer be responsible for them nor threatened by them.

13. #13
    On July 5th, 2007 at 3:35 pm, 24Klady said:

    If this guy isn’t on welfare how is he making a living? If his employer knows he’s illegal & knows he’s been jailed numerous times for felonies – is that called aiding and abetting? If it could be proven I’d like to see the girl’s parents go after the employer.

14. #14
    On July 5th, 2007 at 3:48 pm, suek said:

    Can’t someone sue the feds for not doing their job? It sure seems like there’s an awful lot of damage being done as a result of _non_ enforcement…maybe a class action suit?

15. #15
    On July 5th, 2007 at 3:51 pm, feralcat said:

    walterc – “Why aren’t the democrats screaming about this incompetence from the bush administration?”

    Why would they want to?

    The Bush administration is the best thing they have going for them.

16. #16
    On July 5th, 2007 at 4:02 pm, bipartisancomplainer said:

    I can’t believe you are all so racist to harangue an undocumented American rapist! Will Conservatives never stop with their bigotry?

17. #17
    On July 5th, 2007 at 4:23 pm, jferg49 said:

    bipartisancomplainer, (aka, silly, politically correct, self hating American, knuckle head)….boo hoo, wah wah…yeah, we are all racists, which only means, we disagree with you. Also means we’ve won the debate, if that’s the best you can come up with. Am I a racists if I want bank robbers arrested and put in jail?…am I a homophobe if I want a NAMBLA child molester to be put into the deepest pit of a Texas state prison?….come on, if you’re going to have a difference of opinion, have the courtesy (and brains) to actually have a point, instead of name calling. This is about more than ONE undocumented (ILLEGAL) alien, there are literally hundreds of thousands of criminals in the U.S. illegally, (from other countries)..Many are from Mexico and South America, but plenty are from Africa, Europe, Canada, China…India..etc..etc..I want them all gone.

18. #18
    On July 5th, 2007 at 4:25 pm, Bear said:

    Don’t know if it was true. Should a guard at an Army Stockade allow a prisoner to escape, the guard had to serve the escapees time. Would be neet if something such as that could be the law and the head of the Department had to serve time in place of the person released should that person commit a crime after being released. Might tend to stop things as this.

19. #19
    On July 5th, 2007 at 4:49 pm, PokerGuy said:

    As egregious as this incident is, it will be repeated numerous times to various degrees because the jails and prisons cannot cope with the total criminal population, especially including illegal aliens. There literally isn’t enough room in all the holding facilities, nor are there enough administrative resources for processing, tracking and retaining. Nor can any court system handle the potential case load. The criminal justice system in its entirety is literally drowning in criminals.

20. #20
    On July 5th, 2007 at 4:53 pm, max said:

    Hmm.. Here’s a modest proposal to deal with illegal aliens who commit and are convicted of crimes here in the U.S.
    After they’re sentenced, how about we send them back to Mexican authorities (or whatever country they cam from) with an agreement that they’lll do the time in their country of origin… AND HERE’s HOW WE GET Mexico (et al.) TO AGREE… we send the prisoner back along with a check for the money IT WOULD HAVE COST to keep them in prison here.

    Talk about a deterrent… Mexico would throw them in a 50-cent-day hole with maggots for lunch and no doubt corrupt officials would be happy to pocket the extra several hundreds of dollars per day! Sure, it would cost a bit, but if we send them to jail here we’d be spending it anyway….

21. #21
    On July 5th, 2007 at 4:56 pm, brentano said:

    feralcat, I’m trying to understand your point. We conservatives will not stand by our President because we believe his program will inflict harm on our country.

    You are saying that democrats will stand by the President to pass a bill they know will inflict harm on our country because even though it hurts innocent people, it helps democrats?

    That’s not something that I would feel proud to admit on a public forum if I were a democrat. I certainly hope I’ve misunderstood you, because I want to believe that democrats are still committed to the good of our nation.

22. #22
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:00 pm, Just Plain Bill said:

    Here in very rural Northern California, when we have a problem with a mountain lion, we utilize the three S solution.

    Shoot, shovel and shut up.

23. #23
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:02 pm, Pat said:

    I guess being arrested 11 TIMES with no repercussions is an example of tolerance, even for violent crimes!! Are we so brainwashed we can’t see this man should have been deported or in prison years ago?

    And BTW where is the feminist establishment decrying the soft treatment of attackers of women?

    Ask two little girls about the price of such tolerance. Ask their parents.

24. #24
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:10 pm, Rick Moran said:

    Brentano:

    It’s alright for FC to admit that something that harms America is good for Democrats because the Democrats themselves have publicly said the exact same thing.

    Reid wouldn’t even bring the immigration bill to the floor unless there were 12 Republican Senators willing to support it. The reason was that he wanted the blame for BOTH passage or defeat to be on the Republicans.

    I think it would have worked if the bill had passed. But the way it was defeated actually only made Bush and the Democrats look bad while some Republicans came out looking pretty good.

25. #25
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:12 pm, feralcat said:

    brentano – “feralcat, I’m trying to understand your point. We conservatives will not stand by our President because we believe his program will inflict harm on our country.

    You are saying that democrats will stand by the President to pass a bill they know will inflict harm on our country because even though it hurts innocent people, it helps democrats?

    That’s not something that I would feel proud to admit on a public forum if I were a democrat. I certainly hope I’ve misunderstood you, because I want to believe that democrats are still committed to the good of our nation.”

    I think that most democrat leaders think that whatever increases their power (having more seats in congress, winning the Presidency, etc.) is good for the country. And certainly the more out of touch Bush is the more likely he is to drag the Republican party down.

    I believe that is the way most of them think.

26. #26
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:17 pm, feralcat said:

    Rick Moran – “Brentano:

    It’s alright for FC to admit that something that harms America is good for Democrats because the Democrats themselves have publicly said the exact same thing.”

    It is not my admission, it is my general observation and I believe a generally speaking correct one.

27. #27
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:21 pm, feralcat said:

    brentano said: “That’s not something that I would feel proud to admit on a public forum if I were a democrat.”

    The way you worded that, there seems to be the implication that you think that I am a democrat.

28. #28
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:23 pm, geminicontender said:

    I just saw the story on John Gibson. Unbelievable!!!! What are we to do? Activist judges, useless ICE, and a government on both sides that wants to do little to change it. Wow. I wish I had the answers. I know exactly what I would do were it my decision. Why is it so difficult for others to see. Does everything go back to the almighty dollar?

29. #29
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:25 pm, feralcat said:

    geminicontender – “Does everything go back to the almighty dollar?

    Follow the money.

30. #30
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:29 pm, gayle said:

    Did he rape a Mexican girl that was also illegal? Does she have rights????

    If he raped a citizen, they should throw him in the nearest lions’ den and lock the cage.

    I am afraid it’s going to take a civil war or a major uprising( same thing?) to STOP THIS PROBLEM.

    I am getting a gun very soon. These same occurences happen in my county/state on a regular basis and NOTHING IS DONE about it.

    DISGUSTED, is all I can say.
    Mexican pervert living off OUR LAND.

31. #31
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:29 pm, geminicontender said:

    Scary because the Clintonians have amassed a fortune in the last 20 years. Very depressing:(

32. #32
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:37 pm, 24Klady said:

    #28 – yes, John Gibson just ran the story but didn’t get a few facts in that are vital. The second girl claiming she was also raped and that the police dept. had notified ICE and were informed they’d get to him later. See, as usual MM has the whole story up for us. #20 – I’m liking that idea. We spend billions on state of the art prisons. Chances are Mexico pours a concrete slab for floors and walls topped off with razor wire.

33. #33
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:49 pm, bipartisancomplainer said:

    bipartisancomplainer, (aka, silly, politically correct, self hating American, knuckle head)….boo hoo, wah wah…yeah, we are all racists, which only means, we disagree with you.

    Sorry jferg49, I thought “undocumented American rapist” would be a tip-off for my sarcasm. My apologies.

34. #34
    On July 5th, 2007 at 5:54 pm, feralcat said:

    gayle said – “If he raped a citizen, they should throw him in the nearest lions’ den and lock the cage.”

    I have cousins that can handle that part.

35. #35
    On July 5th, 2007 at 7:05 pm, DaleC said:

    Our government continues to give away billions and billions of dollars to other countries but they cannot afford to protect American citizens from this evil.
    As a civilized society it is unthinkable for us to do what we know must be done . Sending these people to prison is like sending them on a paid vacation.

36. #36
    On July 5th, 2007 at 7:25 pm, John Ansell said:

    Michael Chert-off-his-rocker needs to resign.

37. #37
    On July 5th, 2007 at 7:55 pm, PBoilermaker said:

    Appalling? Yes.

    Surprising? Sadly, no.

    God forbid you focus on his legal status, though.

38. #38
    On July 5th, 2007 at 8:24 pm, tyrion said:

    What options does the citizenry have when its government refuses to enforce the law? I mean flat out refuses, and puts the citizenry in danger?

    Bush called the Minutemen “vigilantes”, and discouraged their actions. He doesn’t want the Munitemen to discourage aliens from crossing the border illegally.

    It’s really unclear what to do when the government refuses to enforce the law and when it’s also against the law for the citizenry to enforce the law themselves. I don’t think a State or Local government can turn illegals over to a private “deportation” group in the event the Federal government refuses to enforce the law. I’m scratching my head – because it’s the only thing I can do.

39. #39
    On July 5th, 2007 at 8:26 pm, rockdalian said:

    Until you can get the 50% of Americans that do not vote to vote these types of crimes will continue. Most of the Senators that voted for amnesty will be reelected and they know it. The odds are in their favor. They are thumbing their noses at us willingly, knowing that we can’t/won’t do a damn thing about it.

40. #40
    On July 5th, 2007 at 8:41 pm, tyrion said:

    Now that I think about it, ICE refusing to detain a criminal alien for deportation is exactly like a city Police or Fire Department refusing to respond to a 911 call. I think they can be held liable in a civil action for any resulting harm caused by their refusal to respond. If I were the family of this rape victim I’d haul ICE into court for damages.

41. #41
    On July 5th, 2007 at 8:42 pm, duff65 said:

    This isn’t going to get any better until we get rid of Chertoff. He may have won the original political battle but I think it is time to replace him with Porter Goss. Then we might get some reasonable action out of Washington. Of course, that would require Bush to get real on the subject.

42. #42
    On July 5th, 2007 at 9:05 pm, tyrion said:

    On July 5th, 2007 at 8:42 pm, duff65 said:
    This isn’t going to get any better until we get rid of Chertoff.

    Chertoff does what Bush tells him to do. If Bush said “control illegal immigration” Chertoff would control it. If Bush said “ignore illegal immigration” Chertoff would ignore it. When Bush wants to discourage illegal immigration, it will be discouraged.

43. #43
    On July 5th, 2007 at 10:18 pm, josetheguerilla said:

    This is proof that our immigration system is truly broken. If an American did these awful things in Mexico, he wouldn’t live very long. Mexico doesn’t have the death penalty however, an American in a Mexican prison won’t make very long. The federal government has failed to secure the border for the last forty years. Is it going to take 100 of these crimes till America wakes up?

44. #44
    On July 5th, 2007 at 10:26 pm, hadsil said:

    Doing the crimes American criminals wouldn’t do.

45. #45
    On July 5th, 2007 at 10:38 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    More information from WTVF Nashville:

    COLUMBIA, Tenn.- A manhunt in Maury County led to the arrest of at least 18 undocumented immigrants. Maury County Sheriff’s deputies and federal agents arrested them in Columbia Tuesday morning. Police were looking for Juan Villa, a suspect in a child rape case. He is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl less than six hours after being released from jail. Six of the people arrested were Villa’s relatives.

46. #46
    On July 5th, 2007 at 10:48 pm, Bhishma said:

    So, these are the family values, Bush talks about: http://blogs.trb.com/news/politics/blog/2007/04/bush_family_values_cross_rio_g.html

47. #47
    On July 5th, 2007 at 11:03 pm, Bhishma said:

    On July 5th, 2007 at 9:05 pm, tyrion said:

    Chertoff does what Bush tells him to do. If Bush said “control illegal immigration” Chertoff would control it. If Bush said “ignore illegal immigration” Chertoff would ignore it. When Bush wants to discourage illegal immigration, it will be discouraged.

    Tyrion is on right. Remember that ‘Fish starts to rot in the head’

48. #48
    On July 5th, 2007 at 11:05 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    To josetheguerilla at #43:

    Is it going to take 100 of these crimes till America wakes up?

    I realize that was just a figure of speech as you know 25% of California’s and something like 20% of our nation’s prison population are illegal aliens already.

49. #49
    On July 5th, 2007 at 11:06 pm, 24Klady said:

    In complete agreement with #41 & #42 – the linchpin is Chertoff/Bush. A CEO I used to answer to had a favorite saying, “I expect no surprises.” He never had one because I kept him informed. In this case, I’m not at all sure anyone wants to know? The only victims are the lowly citizens. If anyone is truly serious about this open borders theory – they should be the first to give up Secret Service detail for ex-sitting presidents or anyone else, including members of the Supreme Court. That would impress me. Then, turn off the burgler alarms/grounds security. Perhaps then they’d know what it’s like to go to bed at night and not know what is going to invade your home before morning.

50. #50
    On July 6th, 2007 at 1:35 am, feralcat said:

    From stats that I have seen, illegal aliens now kill more than 4,000 Americans a year.

    That is like a 9/11 plus – each year!

    Thank you Jorge Arbusto.

51. #51
    On July 6th, 2007 at 2:23 am, deepdiver said:

    tyrion said:

    What options does the citizenry have when its government refuses to enforce the law? I mean flat out refuses, and puts the citizenry in danger?

    Therein lies the rub. We are a nation of laws first and foremost. If the government refuses and fails to enforce those laws then are we still a nation of laws? The law is what keeps society orderly and allows commerce to flourish thereby creating great wealth and the highest standard of living ever known on this planet. If the law collapses we face a drift into anarchy and vigilantism, a halt to commerce, the decay of wealth and a frighteningly fast deterioration of our standards of living.

    Once that drift starts when and where does it end? To loosely paraphrase the sentiment in Alice’s Restaurant, if one father takes the law into his own hands after an illegal, ignored by ICE, rapes his daughter he may just be crazy with anger and grief, but if three father’s take the law into their own hands after an illegal rapes/kills his family member they may think it is an organization, but if fifty, can you imagine fifty fathers taking the law into their own hands against illegal alien criminals, and friends they may thinks it’s a movement.

    I’m not advocating violence or anarchy. I fear that scenario as it threatens everything I believe and cherish. Even if the rule of law does not absolutely collapse, if people believe it is collapsing that is sufficient to start the slide. When people no longer have faith in their government to protect them under the rule of law, the citizens will protect themselves. The feds need to remove their collective craniums from their collective sphincters and realize that we are on a dangerous path that threatens this nation in ways far beyond the topics of normal pandering. The rule of law must be maintained by being enforced and it is the responsibility of our federal government to enforce the laws in question.

52. #52
    On July 6th, 2007 at 7:43 am, Big Al said:

    I believe it is Bush’s links to big business that perpetuates his lack of concern for the enforcement of the borders. I don’t know how he rationalizes the lives taken by these people verses the money realized by the employers, but whatever it is, it has to be very disturbing.

53. #53
    On July 6th, 2007 at 8:35 am, PokerGuy said:

    And let us not forget that lack of outrage in the MSM continually contributes to the problem. Silence can be very enabling. But then the notion that significant numbers of illegal aliens are (in a general sense) criminals doesn’t fit into the Left’s fairytale view of the world.

54. #54
    On July 6th, 2007 at 9:49 am, jbirish said:

    Until we put a stop to the Socialist agenda in this country, nothing will change! I worked in corrections and had a reprimand put in my file for asking if a new booking was an illegal, knowing that I would spend the entire shift trying to find a parent or guardian to notify. PC BS as usual. You know, “no speaka the englaise”, and, who do you live with? “Cousin, Tante, Sister, Brother”. Where are your parents? “Mexico”. ICE: “Go ahead and release”. So, this is the norm for enforcing our laws and I know it is the norm for the criminal justice system across the entire country….except in Sheriff Joe’s district. Sheriff Joe for Prez in 08!!!

55. #55
    On July 6th, 2007 at 11:40 am, Alphonse said:

    I believe it is Bush’s links to big business that perpetuates his lack of concern for the enforcement of the borders.

    Not to mention his isolation–he may not have heard of these things. Reading the news would be damaging to Bush’s self respect and serenity. Surrounding himself with loyalists also enables him to live in his fantasy world. His religious zealotry leaves him serene. “If ye be born again, how then can ye not be doing the will of Gawd.”

    Illegal Mexicans may not be the worst of it. When I get on the bus here in Chicago it is like I am transformed to Sudan, with all the hooded black Moslem immigrants and their broods. Chamberpot immigration, legal and illegal, my be unstoppable as it is an exponential phenomenon–the more chamberpot immigration, the greater the percentage of the population that desires its own non-white culture.

56. #56
    On July 6th, 2007 at 11:50 am, TruthSeeker said:

    “DITTO” to jbrish on Sheriff Joe with an add-on.
    Take Bruce’s idea from comment #12 and make Sheriff Joe the President of “No Man’s Land”

57. #57
    On July 6th, 2007 at 1:11 pm, rightisright said:

    We need to spend as much time calling and writing or congressmen/women as we do here…it is our government…”of the people for the people.”
    As 1 poster said…”it’s going to get ugly”…get your ammo while you still can, before the election of ’08.

58. #58
    On July 6th, 2007 at 2:27 pm, 4gotnblud said:

    To all victims of illegal alien crimes and their families I shed a tear and reflect that your pain should not have been experienced.

    To all the politicians and bureaucrats that have contributed to the suffering of Americans by their failure to enforce US law and their irrational policies I have only disgust.

    To all Americans who care about our country I can only exhort you to be vigilant, be heard and never give up.

59. #59
    On July 6th, 2007 at 4:08 pm, Patel said:

    I started sending stories like this to the senate and the white house during the immigration debate and decided not to stop. I send them to the elected officials for wherever the crime happened and to the White House. I highlight the number of times the person was arrested and not deported.
    We need to keep the pressure up on the enforcement front. We need to get the border secured and the criminals deported.

60. #60
    On July 6th, 2007 at 4:24 pm, twoninerkilo said:

    I’ve already got my ammo, to hell with the “08″ election.

61. #61
    On July 6th, 2007 at 4:50 pm, puhiawa said:

    Chertoff. Spit.

62. #62
    On July 6th, 2007 at 6:11 pm, huggybear said:

    How is one “suspected” of being in the country illegally? Couldn’t they have figured that out during one of his 11 visits to jail?

63. #63
    On July 6th, 2007 at 7:02 pm, gayle said:

    twoninerkilo

    Ditto on That Idea!!!!!

64. #64
    On July 7th, 2007 at 7:20 am, Dandapani said:

    “Only doing jobs Americans don’t want to do!” :eyeroll:

65. #65
    On July 8th, 2007 at 6:22 pm, Ali-Bubba said:

    the federal agents said they would deal with him later.

    “deal with” = make sure he gets signed up for food stamps.