Defending the indefensible
Democrats are attempting to defend the indefensible. Again.
This time they are opposing expansion of a program that automatically checks the fingerprints of anyone arrested against the FBI crime index and illegal immigration index. Democrats (and illegal aliens who enjoy being criminals) are against this for some reason.
The program has already caught tens of thousands of criminals including murderers and rapists.
Supporters of the program argue it is helping identify dangerous criminals that would otherwise go undetected. Since Oct. 27, 2008 through the end of May, almost 2.6 million people have been screened with Secure Communities. Of those, almost 35,000 were identified as illegal immigrants previously arrested or convicted for the most serious crimes, including murder and rape, ICE said Thursday. More than 205,000 who were identified as illegal immigrants had arrest records for less serious crimes.
In Ohio, Butler County Sheriff Rick Jones praised the program, which was implemented in his jurisdiction earlier this month.
"It's really a heaven-sent for us," Jones said. He said the program helps solve the problem police often have of not knowing whether someone they arrested has a criminal history and is in the country illegally.
"I don't want them in my community," Jones said. "I've got enough homegrown criminals here."
Carl Rusnok, an ICE spokesman, said Secure Communities is a way for law enforcement to identify illegal immigrants after their arrest at no additional cost to local jurisdictions. Jones agreed.
"We arrest these people anyway," he said. "All it does is help us deport people who shouldn't be here."
What kind of scumbag opposes that?
There's a lesson for all the hardened, violent criminals out there: head for the "sanctuary cities". They'll refuse to fingerprint you and you can keep on killing and raping!
This time they are opposing expansion of a program that automatically checks the fingerprints of anyone arrested against the FBI crime index and illegal immigration index. Democrats (and illegal aliens who enjoy being criminals) are against this for some reason.
The program has already caught tens of thousands of criminals including murderers and rapists.
Supporters of the program argue it is helping identify dangerous criminals that would otherwise go undetected. Since Oct. 27, 2008 through the end of May, almost 2.6 million people have been screened with Secure Communities. Of those, almost 35,000 were identified as illegal immigrants previously arrested or convicted for the most serious crimes, including murder and rape, ICE said Thursday. More than 205,000 who were identified as illegal immigrants had arrest records for less serious crimes.
In Ohio, Butler County Sheriff Rick Jones praised the program, which was implemented in his jurisdiction earlier this month.
"It's really a heaven-sent for us," Jones said. He said the program helps solve the problem police often have of not knowing whether someone they arrested has a criminal history and is in the country illegally.
"I don't want them in my community," Jones said. "I've got enough homegrown criminals here."
Carl Rusnok, an ICE spokesman, said Secure Communities is a way for law enforcement to identify illegal immigrants after their arrest at no additional cost to local jurisdictions. Jones agreed.
"We arrest these people anyway," he said. "All it does is help us deport people who shouldn't be here."
What kind of scumbag opposes that?
There's a lesson for all the hardened, violent criminals out there: head for the "sanctuary cities". They'll refuse to fingerprint you and you can keep on killing and raping!