The Democrats would always complain that average people were voting against their own interests when they voted Republican. It appears that now, quite a few Americans voted against their own interests by voting Democrat.

Also, stupid me, I was half expecting Republicans on the stump to ask the following question:

“Are we still a Nation?”

The legal issues of drugs, gangs, and violence will be dramatically helped by the wall and the upsizing in force.

The failure of the news media and Congress to separate out the second component from the first is suspicious. Even Tony Snow shortly before his death, outlined his opposition to the border wall. I don’t get it, but there it is. Clean up or slow the migration of drugs, gangs, and violence and I guarantee the regional economics will pick up.

The US Border Patrol has complained to the Bush administration about Mexican military incursions to no avail.

More Americans killed by illegal aliens than Iraq war, study says

Here is a sampling of US cities and FBI wanted for murder mug shots:
Pictures of suspects wanted for murder in Washington DC

FBI USA 10 most wanted. (two of 10 are Mexican nationals) Around 40% of the FBI’s wanted for murder are Mexican Nationals.

Pictures of top 10 most wanted in LA. Up until recent stories about crime in LA posted by the LA Times–the pictures included the nationality of the murderers. They were all foreign nationals and mostly Mexican.

Since January, more than 1,300 people have been killed in execution-style hits or gunned down in fire fights, which often rage for hours in broad daylight and turn residential neighbourhoods into war zones. If the trend continues, 2008 will top last year’s toll of 2,500 deaths in drug-related killings.

You don’t hear so much about Americans at the Border. Too bad.

Americans are regularly abused. According to this article entitled US Warns Tourists of ‘Small-Unit Combat’ at Mexico Border

– Murder and kidnapping of Americans has become routine all along the US Mexican border. According to the State Department sometimes heavily armed attackers wear the uniforms of the Mexican police or military. According to Mexicans their military has even become part of the problem. The US Border Patrol has complained to the Bush administration about Mexican military incursions to no avail.

If there is silence about events at the border. The silence about killings north of the border is deafening.

And yet….
More Americans killed by illegal aliens than Iraq war, study says The liberal LA Times is now reporting that Mexico’s drug wars are now north of the borders–but soto voce.

Think about it. A man or woman killed in Iraq or Iran in the line of duty is a hero. But what is an American killed at home by an illegal alien because the government has failed in its sworn duty to guard the borders. This is a pact between the sovereign and the person has paid taxes and loyalty. The answer is to that question is pretty awful. And it bodes ill for the republic.

But is it true?

Yes, according Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa.When you start digging into the numbers the only ones that can be
sourced with the feds are the number of American murdered in 2005: 16692I have seen federal numbers for illegals held in jail ranging from 19.3% to 27% of the federal prison population.

Here’s a sampling of USA cities wanted for murder. What you’ll see is
that in big USA cities like LA or NYC most of the murderers are
Hispanic. Unknown are the % of illegals. In smaller cities the FBI will post the nationalities of the murderers. About 25% of the most wanted are illegals wanted for murder. This number agrees with
the percentage of illegals incarcerated in federal prisons. +-25% Pictures of top 10 most wanted in LA. Up until recent stories about crime in LA posted by the LA Times–the pictures included the nationality of the murderers. They were all foreign nationals and mostly Mexican.
Wanted for Murder in New York City.
Chicago wanted for Murder

Philadelphia wanted for murder

San Francisco wanted for Murder

New Orleans wanted for Murder

Pictures of suspects wanted for murder in Washington DC

FBI USA 10 most wanted. (two of 10 are Mexican nationals) Around 40% of the FBI’s wanted for murder are Mexican Nationals

There are currently no exact numbers on the number of Americans killed by illegals. Part of the reason is that the government deliberately obscures the number. I talked on the phone with the head of statistics for the US Bureau of Prisons. He said his office wasn’t allowed to publish the number of illegal alien murderers. Rather they were forced to put legal and non legal residents in the same category. He said further that most of illegals in the federal prisons were in for drug related charges. Most of the illegals in jail for murder were in the state prisons. I talked to ICE. They put out detailed numbers on illegal child molestors. However, they put out nothing on illegal murderers.

Part of the reason for the silence on the matter is that there is evidence to suggest that most Americans–but by no means all — being killed by illegals are black–as is the suggestion in this LA Times Article. Also this article from the LA Times. And here. This makes intuitive sense. We see stories regularly of drug gang killings in Mexico but we don’t see those same stories in the USA. The reason we don’t see those stories is not because its not happening. Rather we don’t see the stories about illegals killing blacks because that kind of story is terribly politically incorrect. The populations being displaced in downtown sanctuary cities especially are American blacks. That means that their criminal elements would be pushed aside by Mexican gangs as well. That’s also the story that the wanted for murder posters in all the major cities seems to suggest.

Why isn’t there an outcry in the black community? Beats me.

Nevertheless, the pattern of non reporting is starting to break. Discovery Channel has a series called Gangland that mentions ethnic cleasing of blacks by Mexican gangs. One woman in San Francisco who had her family killed by an illegal is even demanding the city to drop its sanctuary city status. Illegals themselves have become the targets of kidnappers Mexican style in Arizona where drug money from south of the border is often parked.

Reported Foreign Nationals on Death Row in the U.S.

To look at other USA cities go here http://stlouis.fbi.gov/ and replace stlouis with the city you want.

All that said the true number of criminal aliens is far higher than is revealed by criminal aliens in prisons. Most are simply waived through the courts.DHS Secretary Chertoff, has been quoted as warning that two million people in this country illegally have committed serious crimes. If you check the links you’ll notice that its McCain who cites Chertoff. See also here and here Here is more info from Judicial Watch.

However the number of illegals on death row is far lower. Sadly, so many small towns and villages across America have sent their warriors off to war half way across the world only to see communities fill up with illegal aliens.
The Center For Immigration Studies has provided a detailed account of the illegal alien gang problem

Oh there’s one other cost of illegals that has gone generally unnoticed.
Calling the Old Media: Five Million Illegals Have Illegal Mortgages in U.S.A.!

MALKIN: Illegal immigrant factor

Once again its helpful to provide some maps and stats: Look at the map where those who owe more than the house is worth. Notice any similarities to the unemployment picture and concentrations of illegals

Sadly Illegal Immigrants To Get Next Bailout

“My heart broke every time one of them left.”

I agree, we need to enforce out laws. After what you said though, somehow I welcome your friends who stayed.

One way to track this is through remittances to Mexico. They fell 12.2% in August, year on year:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/10/remittances-to.html

This is actually interesting from an economic standpoint. As demand falls, you’d expect wages to fall. But what is likely to happen is that supply will fall as well, keeping wages more stable even as the economy cools. This could actually be good news for legal, low-skilled workers – and they need some good news, what with the coming recession and all. Cranking up enforcement will also help, such as enforcing the “no-match” rule. Once employers are forced to get involved in enforcing immigration laws, you’ll see a flood of immigrants going the other direction.

OTOH, this will not be good news for Mexico. Elvis ha dejado el edificio.

(Picking up on Wretchard’s foreign language theme of late. )

L3

When I went to Canada recently, I had to show a driver’s license and a birth certificate.

Enough of this bs.

70% or more of the American people are sick of it.

Yet, we have in our poor judgement elected a President, who won’t show us his birth certificate, and let it be analyzed, to the highest power in the land, and doesn’t give a dang about illegal immigration.

We’ve been had, folks.