Thread: MALKIN: Sanctuary cities shelter killers, other criminals

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Posted on Fri, Aug. 17, 2007
MALKIN: Sanctuary cities shelter killers, other criminals
By MICHELLE MALKIN
last updated: August 17, 2007 02:56:09 AM

Will the execution-style murder of three students in Newark, N.J., finally turn the tide in the immigration enforcement debate?

The deaths of six innocent men and women and the injury of more than 1,000 at the hands of several illegal alien 1993 World Trade Center bombers wasn't enough to convince politicians to end illegal alien sanctuary policies.

The death of nearly 3,000 innocent men, women and children at the hands of the Sept. 11 jihadists who exploited our lax entrance and visa enforcement policies in 2001 wasn't enough.

But now we are in the heat of a presidential election cycle. The openborders opportunists in immigration enforcement clothing are professing to see the light. With illegal alien murder suspect Jose Carranza and his alleged gang-banging boy helpers who are being sought in the brutal Newark murder case dominating the news on the Eastern seaboard, politicians can't find a camera fast enough to condemn the very sanctuary policies they promoted and tolerated for decades.

Amnesty-first GOP presidential candidate John McCain is now singing the enforcement-first tune. And GOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani vowed Tuesday to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States. He's touting a "tamperproof ID card" that includes fingerprints for everyone entering the country and a central database to track when they leave.

What Rudy-come-lately fails to comprehend is that there already are multiple tracking databases mandated by federal law that have yet to be fully implemented, integrated and used. The reason they don't work is because open-borders interests have restricted funding for them, objected to them on civil liberties grounds, and pushed local and state governments to forbid public employees from checking them to verify citizenship status.

Giuliani's newfound border security zeal is intended to blunt criticism by GOP rival Mitt Romney of Giuliani's pro-sanctuary record as New York City mayor.

Giuliani has issued Clintonian denials that he supported sanctuary. But the record is clear. New York City's sanctuary policy was created in 1989 by Democrat Mayor Ed Koch and upheld by every mayor succeeding him. When Congress enacted immigration reform laws that forbade local governments from barring employees from cooperating with the INS, Giuliani filed a lawsuit against the feds in 1997. In January 2000, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, but Giuliani vowed to ignore the law. To this day, the city's policy of safe harbors for illegal immigrants stands.

But in the wake of the Newark murders and the illumination of illegal alien gang crime penetrating the country, a new rallying cry came from the lips of Newark Mayor Cory Booker: "Get this evil out of my city." That won't happen without a demonstrated commitment to cooperate with the feds to enforce immigration laws and deport violent and dangerous criminal aliens first.

A few weeks ago, I launched deportthemnow.com. Nearly 8,000 volunteers have signed up. Our top priorities will be to push for the adoption of a program to identify criminal illegal aliens in as many cities as possible; to repeal "don't ask-don't tell" sanctuary laws; and to support lawmakers like Newark City Councilman Ron C. Rice, who is pushing a resolution to coordinate efforts between law enforcement when an illegal immigrant is charged with a felony, and New Jersey Assemblyman Richard Merkt, who proposed prohibiting jail officials from releasing illegal immigrants and requiring them to be remanded to federal authorities.

No more promises. No need to wait for Election '08. Just do it.

Michelle Malkin's e-mail address ismalkinblog@gmail.com. CREATORS SYNDICATE
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Giuliani has issued Clintonian denials that he supported sanctuary. But the record is clear. New York City's sanctuary policy was created in 1989 by Democrat Mayor Ed Koch and upheld by every mayor succeeding him. When Congress enacted immigration reform laws that forbade local governments from barring employees from cooperating with the INS, Giuliani filed a lawsuit against the feds in 1997. In January 2000, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, but Giuliani vowed to ignore the law. To this day, the city's policy of safe harbors for illegal immigrants stands.

Giuliani filed a lawsuit against the feds in 1997

In January 2000, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal

Giuliani vowed to ignore the law

Is this who we want as commander and chief ... we are trying to get rid of King of the liers now King George W. Bush is King of the Liers and as a Republican I am ashamed to say I voted for him not once but twice.

We do not want or need another lier in the White House

Is this who we want as commander and chief ...

The kiss of death to Rudy Giuliani is Mrs. Rudy Giuliani.