Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Commentary on Political corners illegal immigrant blog

My colleague at the Political corner blog wrote a commentary about a Texas loophole in the judicial system and it is extremely alarming. I had no idea this was going on, and in Texas? I know we have been taking a hard stand against illegal immigration including investing millions of dollars on a wall and border patrol personnel, but this does not mean we should simply send all illegal immigrants back across the border excusing them of the crimes they had committed while on their little "stay" here in Texas. What about the victims of some of these violent crimes? Where are the judges? Are they simply turning their heads the other way? According to one Dallas article , since 1991 in Dallas County, nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants have not stood trial after being accused of felonies! Apparently officials from the DA's office, the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, and the ICE met, but no quick fixes were found. I have an idea, DON'T SET A BOND! Do we need legislation for a judge to decide that a bond should not be set? Maybe we are purposely setting them free because our jail system is so overcrowded that we simply cannot accommodate illegal immigrants. This is a very dangerous situation, and as more and more illegal immigrants find out about this loophole, the more crimes they will commit, and the worse they will get.

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