Leadership Failure Ends in Bloodshed Every time an illegal immigrant with a violent history is allowed to remain in the United States, every American is put at risk. The story of Ezeiquiel Lopez should be a national wake-up call. In July 2007, Lopez—a Mexican illegal immigrant who had already been jailed twice for violent crimes—was accused of shooting and killing …

Repeat Offender, Repeat Tragedy America’s refusal to enforce its own immigration laws is destroying families across the nation. In June 2007, Jesus Bernal, an illegal immigrant with two previous DUI convictions, proved once again how deadly our border failures can be. Bernal’s choices behind the wheel led to the deaths of three people and the serious injury of two others. …

A Preventable Death in North Carolina This is the real-world cost of ignoring our immigration laws. In June 2007, Michael Caldera Delatorre, an illegal immigrant who had been deported twice in the past three years, returned to North Carolina. He was not just here illegally. He was drunk, driving a stolen vehicle, and using a fake ID when he caused …

America’s borders are wide open—and we’re all paying the price. How much more blood must be shed before our so-called leaders put the safety of citizens above political games? In April 2007, Juan Crisantos-Ramos, a 46-year-old Mexican national with a conviction for second-degree murder and burglary in New Jersey, was arrested in Nogales, Arizona, after trying to sneak back into …

How many times must we hear this story before America finally says “enough”? In February 2007, an illegal alien named Epigmenio Gomez—who had already racked up a criminal record—brutally murdered a teenage girl in Dearborn, Michigan. This was no random tragedy. It was the predictable result of politicians who put ideology and cheap labor above the safety of American citizens. …

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