According to the Washington Post, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (aka ICE) has almost tripled the number of deported illegal alien criminals.

Long accused of failing to do enough to deport illegal immigrants convicted of crimes, federal authorities have recently strengthened partnerships with local corrections systems and taken other steps to monitor immigrants facing charges, officials said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that in the 12-month period that ended Sept. 30, it placed 164,000 criminals in deportation proceedings, a sharp increase from the 64,000 the agency said it identified and placed in proceedings the year before. The agency estimates that the number will rise to 200,000 this year.

The heightened scrutiny, fueled by post-9/11 national security concerns and the growing debate over illegal immigration, has introduced a major element to the practice of criminal law in the Washington region and other parts of the country with large immigrant populations.

Naturally I would lie to see this expanded even more. First, it only scratches the surface of the illegal immigrant involved in crimes, and doesn’t touch those already incarcerated in the US. Secondly, while focusing on those who commit crimes is the logical starting point - just being here illegally is a crime and should be prosecuted accordingly.

None the less, good progress. Keep up the good work guys.

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This was too good not to share. A little sarcasm in the morning makes the day go smoother.

Hat Tip to Lone Ranger and Dustin’s Gun Blog

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Ten Really Good Reasons To Ban Guns - a satire by Bruce Gold

1.) Guns are used in self-defense over 2 million times a year. However, this makes the attempted crime a “non-event,” which necessarily complicates the Police investigation. Without civilian ownership of guns, these Police investigations would not have been compromised. Civilians should leave crime prevention to the Police, who are properly equipped to investigate following the crime’s completion.

2.) Some .004 % (4/1000 of 1%) of guns are used in crime each year. This is way too high. All guns should be banned.

3.) Guns are unnecessary. In 98% of civilian gun defenses, no shot is fired. If you are not going to fire a shot, you clearly don’t need a gun. This proves that the guns are unnecessary. Banning guns will prevent these unnecessary defenses.

4.) Guns cause criminal migration. In tough gun-law Washington, D.C., violent crime rates are very high. This high crime rate is caused by the migration of criminals from gun havens like Virginia. This migration is caused by the criminal’s cowardly avoidance of armed householders and concealed-carry civilians. This criminal migration is detrimental to helpless unarmed citizens in no-gun areas and must be stopped. Guns should be banned everywhere.

5.) Most gun crimes are committed by inner city gangs and drug dealers. These relatively small and geographically restricted groups consistently commit the majority of gun crimes, which usually peak as turf wars erupt over Drug War changes. The best way to prevent this is by denying guns to all law abiding people everywhere.

6.) No woman needs to protect herself from rape, assault or murder. The Police will protect women by investigating the crime after the fact. Remember, Police paperwork is all the protection anyone really needs.

7.) Gun owners are disrespectful of authority. Good citizens should completely rely on the authorities. A failure to do so is an invariable sign of improper and overly independent attitudes. Failure to completely and absolutely trust and depend on the authorities is excessive democracy and sends a bad message to children.

8.) Gun owners engaging in self-defense are taking the law into their own hands. This is wrong. Only the Police and Criminals have the right to take the law into their own hands. It should be kept out of the hands of citizens.

9.) Children and young people should remain ignorant about guns. Real guns and real gun knowledge dissipate the fantasies created by violent video games and TV. Ignorance, once lost, can never be restored and needs to be protected. Not to mention the lost sales of all the violent movies, TV shows, video games, etc!

10.) Guns reduce people’s reliance on the Police and Government. This fosters a mistaken belief in “rights”. No person has the right to question authority. No person should be less than 100% dependent on authority. This is fundamental to social order. Banning guns will help to establish the Order the authorities want. This is good.

Just watching this video sent a shiver down my spine. Is this guy real? Has he learned nothing from our history, nothing from the millions of American’s who have die in unprovoked attacks?

Be afraid, be very afraid.

Lets look at this point by point.

1. I am the only major candidate who opposed this war from the begining, and as President I will end it.

Of course you will - that is just the sort of short sighted response I would expect. Lets pull out while the tide is shifting, while progress is viable, and before the Iraqi government is in a form where it can sustain itself. Lets ignore that there is a group of religious zealots (of which, I might add, you are one) who are focused on killing us. Lets make sure the world knows we lack the courage of our convictions, and cannot be bothered to stand by our allies.

2. I will cut 10s of Billions of Dollars in wasteful spending. I will cut investments in unproven missal defence systems, I will not weaponise space. I will slow our development of future combat systems. I will institute an independent defense priorities board to ensure that the annual (?) defense review is not used to justify unnecessary spending.

Sounds like the anti-gun rhetoric on a larger scale. Have we not leared that relying on the good intentions of others is a risk a country like the United States cannot take? Only from a position of strength can you protect our country, and any candidate who cannot come to that realization should never become Commander and Chief. It is a recipe for disaster, and shows a stunning naivety in the face of our history. Do you really think leaving us defenseless is the way to secure our way of life and our future or do you just think that way of life is not longer worth fighting for?

3. I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal I will not develop new nuclear weapons, I will seek a ban on the production of fissionable material, and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair trigger alert and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals.

Si vis pacem, para bellum

Again, the time proven fallacy that we provoke not by our existence but by our armament. And if those radicals continue to hate us, continue to develope nuclear weapons, and continue to attack us - what then?

Obama, you disgust me. You would tear down this great country with your own hands if we let you. I used to think you where just you, inexperienced and naive; but now I know you for a foolish, dangerous, and reckless man who should never hold power. It is not that you are inexperienced, it is that you are intentional. Intentional in the destruction of the American way of life, intentional in the ruin of our greatness, and intentional turning us over to the dogs of Islam.

I will even vote for McCain to keep you out of office.

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