But he is just an honest, family values, good hearted folk, doing the jobs we are too lazy to do. And Bush wants to give millions of his amigos amnesty.

Criminal record of Resendez-Ramirez:

August 1976

First reported attempt to enter the United States ended with his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service agents at the port of entry in Brownsville, Texas. He was returned to Mexico.

September 11, 1976

Released to INS agents after his arrest in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

October 2, 1976

Arrested by the Border Patrol in McAllen, Texas, and returned to Mexico.

September 6, 1979

Received 20-year prison sentence after his conviction in Miami on burglary, auto theft and aggravated assault charges.

September 13, 1985

Paroled and then deported to Mexico from Brownsville.

October 10, 1985

Received 18-month sentence for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship after his arrest in El Reno, Oklahoma.

May 19, 1986

Received traffic citation in Burlington, Vermont.

June 1, 1986

Apprehended in Laredo, Texas, for illegal re-entry into the United States and a false claim of U.S. citizenship. Received an 18-month sentence.

September 1986

Deported to Mexico from Brownsville.

October 1987

Apprehended by INS agents in Dallas and deported to Mexico through Brownsville.

January 19, 1988

Arrested in New Orleans on charges of defrauding an innkeeper and possessing a concealed weapon. Charges were dropped because of a lack of evidence.

November 30, 1988

Apprehended by INS agents in St. Louis. Received a 30-month sentence for attempting to secure Social Security cards and other documents with false information, possessing a firearm and illegal entry. Documents found on Resendez-Ramirez included applications for birth certificates and a receipt for a Texas driver's license.

April 3, 1992

Pleaded guilty in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to burglary charges. Received 18-month sentence and was paroled a year later from Western New Mexico Corrections facility in Grants, New Mexico.

June 9, 1993

Arrested by a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in Carson County and sentenced to 29 days for evading arrest.

August 19, 1995

Arrested by Santa Fe Railroad police for trespassing and possessing a firearm, in a rail yard in San Bernadino, California.

August 29, 1997

The first slaying victim linked to Resendez-Ramirez was found in Lexington, Kentucky. Christopher Maier, a University of Kentucky student, was found beaten to death along railroad tracks. His girlfriend was sexually assaulted and beaten, but survived.

Since then he has become a suspect in at least seven other slayings in Texas and Illinois.

Sources: Law enforcement officials.