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    Letter:Pelosi wrong on immigration enforcement

    Pelosi wrong on immigration enforcement

    March 26, 2009

    Recent audits have indicated that approximately 20 percent of my jail is made up of illegal immigrants, with illegal immigrants having committed many serious crimes in Lake County from murder and rape to distribution of illegal narcotics. America must address the issues of illegal immigration in a responsible manner.

    I would like to address the recent irresponsible statements by Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi regarding illegal immigration. Pelosi said the government should stop conducting raids pertaining to illegal immigration. She also said current immigration enforcement practices are "un-American."

    My office, the Lake County Sheriff's Office, works closely with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in conducting administrative and criminal warrant sweeps. The Sheriff's Office is part of the executive branch of government at the state level. We are sworn to uphold the law and to enforce the law. History has taught us that a nation that fails to enforce their laws will cease to exist. The authority of law enforcement is not merely a civil one but it is a moral one as well. Law Enforcement must enforce the law and should not be encouraged to do otherwise. The rule of law means that the law does matter and that there are consequences to violating the law.

    I am Roman Catholic, and as such, I am able to point to the consequences of disregarding the rule of law in my own church. The Roman Catholic Church in America had a number of priests who have abused children. Many times, the church didn't tell law enforcement authorities that the priest had victimized young children and instead silently transferred the priests to different parishes. The failure to uphold the rule of law resulted in the following harmful results: (1) thousands if not millions of parishioners left the church; (2) the church paid out hundreds of millions of dollars to settle law suits and; (3) countless more children were victimized.

    Pelosi is entitled to debate the merits of new immigration legislation. However, she should not call upon the various law enforcement entities that comprise the executive branch to not do their jobs and enforce the existing laws. Simply put, Pelosi needs to do her job and allow law enforcement to theirs.

    --Mark C. Curran, Jr.

    Sheriff of Lake County
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opin ... 4679.story

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    Excellent letter.

    i say we drop him a note

    Lake County Sheriff's Office
    Sheriff Mark Curran Jr.
    25 S. Martin Luther King Jr Av
    Waukegan, IL 60085
    847.377.4000
    Fax 847.360.5796
    sheriff@lakecountyil.gov

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    Done! Thanks James for the link. I like to thank the Men and Women who do their jobs, or stand up for what is right. A Little appreciation goes a long way.

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    I live in Lake County and Mark Curran has been a breath of fresh air. I've sent him many messages of support for his stance on illegal criminals and his office always responds with a note of thanks. Truly one of the good guys.

    Sherriff Curran recently switched from Dem to Repub based on what the Dems were doing and saying. There are quite a few narrow minded people who are branding him a traitor to his party, losing track of the fact that he is sincere and dedicated in protecting the people of Lake County.
    "A Nation of sheep will beget a government of Wolves" -Edward R. Murrow

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