Timing often times is everything. Especially when you are talking about such a hot topic in political circles as illegal immigration. I have long taken issue with the far liberal left and its characterization of those of us who believe we need to fix our immigration problems as simply prejudice against Hispanics or even racist. Its is so easy these days to have the race card thrown about. One only has to look at the current debates in Washington over the ethic violations of some prominent Congressional leaders or tune in to any nightly bantor on MSNBC regarding the Tea Party movement.
Just when it appeared as though the anti-government intrusion crowd and the Tea Party movement may have climaxed with exposure and began to give way to the nightly beatings on mainstream media Carlos A. Martinelly Montano steps in and absolutely illustrates exactly what is not only wrong with our government enforcement protocols but what also is wrong with the far left today.
Tune in to the mainstream media you would likely not find much coverage of substance regarding the Montano issue outside Virginia and frankly that speaks volumes. You see, when an illegal alien gets behind the wheel of a car and commits involuntary manslaughter it may not be that big of a story at least nationally but when this same illegal alien had been turned over to ICE twice by local law enforcement and released and had appeared in the Courts system some four times in the past few years for violating Virginia law and then gets behind the wheel drunk (for the third time) and kills a Catholic nun and critically injures two other nuns its not something the liberal media wants to cover. Why? Well, the incident does not advance their narrative of American life thats why.
People like Chris Mathews, Rachel Maddow, Keith Obermann and other liberal elite would have the masses believe that if you are an individual who wants the government to carry out its function of deporting illegals than you are nothing more than a racist. The current debate over the true purpose of the 14th Amendment this week and the reason for its creation has further been hijacked by these liberal elites to somehow been for those entering America illegally from south of the border. They completely neglect historical truth in the debate or even look at the manuscripts of those who put forth the measure in the first place in which it was concentrated over the plight of the African-American in the South and the fear that individual States would not recognize citizenship for them. So, in effect the Federal government would have to make sure it guaranteed such recognition. Now, of course people like Mathews and his ilk would like see yet another interpretation that fits its narrative for America be used and applied to illegals. Of course, they do not even recognize people like Carlos A. Martinelly Montano as an illegal. In their eyes the immigration laws are not real laws in effect and should be ignored. Comprehensive reform is nothing more than a smoke screen for keeping the status quo.
Thats not to say that just the liberal media is to blame for misinformation. Leaders from both sides of the aisle in Washington are just as guilty for ignoring the efforts of the boots on the ground in our public safety ranks. Our police do their job and arrest those breaking our laws, our courts hear the cases and render judgement, and illegals are turned over to the Feds (ICE) and simply released. Irrespective of whether they pose a public safety hazard to our citizens. Our politicians (some) sit by and fail to act because the immigration debate is too hot an issue, especially in an election year. Last I checked, we always have elections every year even if simply on the local level.
So how does one Carlos A. Martinelly Montano fit in to all of this debate? Well, Montano proves that the arguments being made by the Tea Party are not only sound but factual. Its not only the Border States being impacted by illegals with regard to public safety, but the entire country. Our hospitals are filled with those being provided care on the backs of our tax dollars and along the border those Americans being terrorized by illegal gangs and cartels are seeing their property values plummet as well as citizens being robbed and in fact kidnapped in some instances. In fact, even Northern Virginia has had considerable issues with gangs associated with Central American origins and whether these gangs are filled with legal immigrants or illegals is certainly a fair question to ask.
Here is the breakdown for Montano as well as the breakdown in our government's role:
Carlos A. Martinelly Montano of Bristow, Va:
3 DUI's in 5 years
2010: August. charged with involuntary manslaughter, dui, felony driving under revocation for death of Sister Denise Mosier
2009: caught driving under revocation in Fairfax County
2009: given 363 days in jail (served 20) fined 5,000, 3yrs probation, revoked permit for DUI and speeding
2008: PWC Speeding 55/35, DUI blood alcohol level .17 (.08 Va legal limit)DUI #2
2007: Dec. Charged with being Drunk in Public/disorderly
2007: DUI conviction (#1)
ICE was provided with Carlos A. Martinelly Montano from local law enforcement two times regarding an inability to verify legal residency ( as accorded by working relationship Virginia has with ICE)
At any one of these instances, Montano should have been targeted for deportation and held until such deportation could be executed and NOT released back into society. The system failed. As it almost always does under its current structure.
Fallout?
Well, those in Prince William County who railed against Republican Corey Stewart (including MCNBC) in 2007 for his illegal immigration proposals are running for the hills. Turns out, the arguments being made by Stewart regarding safety have simply been vindicated by the action of Montano and the inaction by ICE.
Stewart called this incident "appalling". Stewart went on to express the view that "the despicable thing is this criminal was...handed over to ICE twice, and released by ICE twice."
Its time we all recognize that the issue of Illegal Immigration is better defined by Public Safety and Border(National) Security concerns than political gamesmanship.
How many more caring and giving citizens lives like Sister Denise Mosier have to be cut short in defense of illegal immigration?
3 comments:
I have to wonder just what the heck is wrong with those liberal nuts in NOVA over at Too Conservative.
Read through that thred over there and people are trying to provide every excuse in the world for this guy.
One idiot going by the name of I Bleed Obama Blue has the audacity to say that his status as an illegal had nothing to do with the death of Sister Mosier.
If he had been a citizen he would have been found guilty and held in jail longer than 20 days after his second offense thats for sure. The problem is the jails are over crowded with illegals, moreso in NOVA than other parts of Virginia and had they not been here in the first place or deported as required maybe just maybe he would have spent more time behind bars and not given early release.
This idiot states there are plenty of illegals with safe driving records on our roads. What the heck does that have to do with anything? The fact is this illegal should never have been on the road in the first place and was driving on a revoked permit. Why? Because he could care less about our laws thats why!Why should he, he doesn't see himself as an American anyway.
Joe Joe Joe. You are trying to rationalize the liberal north of Virginia. They brought us Obama for Gods sake. Stop trying to figure them out but get out with the grassroots and make sure their idea of change never comes about.
You are correct that this guy is a dangerous criminal and needs to either be deported or put in prison for a long time. However, i am not sure how one anectodotal case, chosen specifically to support your agenda, has any relevance in a national debate. I could just as easily say "women with brown eyes whose last names start with the letter T are destroying this country" and then support that with an anectodal story akin to yours. I'm not saying your hypothesis is wrong, just that your anecdote is one chosen b/c of your emotional response to the story, not b/c it is representative of a statistical reality. Take Arizona for instance - the "grassroots" conservatives down there say crime is out of control and worse than ever b/c of illegal immigrants. In reality, crime rates have been falling in Arizona (including border towns) for years despite the presence of unauthorized immigrants, and a century's worth of research has demonstrated that immigrants (legal or not) are less likely to commit crimes or be behind bars than the native-born.
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