[one more state]

The judge, noting the teacher had a college degree and should be held to a higher standard, sentenced her to a year's probation, a $250 fine and 50 hours of community service in Galveston.

Maybe her school district has a policy of not employing felons. They should be able to dump her for inappropriate conduct.

[one more state]

"All we're doing is keeping a spinning door spinning. We're not making an impact," complained one federal prosecutor, who asked not to be identified.

Just another dog and pony show till they secure the borders.

[Happy2BMe]

Finger in the dike with a Katrina on the other side - ping.

Federal, local, and state prosecutors in border states are devastated by the sheer number of illegal aliens coming in from South America.

This is a major reason why so many illegals run free - there is nowhere to put them once arrested and the system to prosecute them is broken down from exhaustion.

The Feds are begging for amnesty just to get relief from enforcing laws they have neither the funding, manpower, nor facilities to enforce.

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"The problem is systemic," said Harlingen immigration attorney Jodi Goodwin."And until there is some kind of comprehensive immigration reform — a way for people to come and work temporarily or to reunite with their families — I don't think the stream of people will ever stop."

[wolfcreek]

Jailing them cost more than letting them live here on welfare.

[William Terrell]

Bush's fault.

[Leatherneck_MT]

They people they should be hauling into those court rooms are the people that Hire Illegals that encourage them to come here.

Prosecuting these people doesn't make good sense.

[Travis McGee]

It's all a joke, until we build an effective border fence system.

A fence system like this would cost less than what we spend on illegal aliens every month.

[RSmithOpt]

Simple concept. The US and the states need to pass a law. If you are caught in this country illegally for the 2 nd time, etc., you get a mandatory 1 year forced labor sentence. Building the southern border security wall, hauling, shoveling, spreading sand back onto the eroded beaches, picking up trash, landscaping public property, forest work, cleaning up hurricane debris, washing windows on public buildings, etc., etc., call it community service for shelter and food, otherwise the offender is placed into an open compound with water only, no shade, no shelter.

It seems cruel, but, 'it'll break the dog from sucking eggs."

[gubamyster]

ping