Feds Arrest 183 Illegal Immigrants in Fla.

ap/yahoo ^ | 4/24/06

[LouAvul]

Well, with an admitted number of 12 million illegals (translation: 30 million illegals), 183 arrests isn't a confidence inspiring number.

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

>183 arrests isn't a confidence inspiring number.

But its starting to send a message.

[subterfuge]

From 26 countries? Good grief, it's worse than I thought.

[subterfuge]

Expect resident crank "DAne" to show up and REALLY get this thread mucked up.

[samadams2000]

Helicopter+Drop+Now= a good start.

[Caveman Lawyer]

The arrests included people convicted of sex offenses, child abuse, cocaine trafficking and weapons violations.

And how many more like this are out there just waiting to be found? I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth here, but it's damn aggravating to think how many truly bad people could get picked up and shipped back RIGHT NOW if the will was there to do it.

[LIConFem]

"But its starting to send a message."

According to the article, the "operations have been goin on for years." If that's true, the message just ain't gettin' out.

That said, 183 is better than 0.

[GodGunsGuts]

Slightly off topic. But shouldn't we Americans promote a national boycott of all illegal labor? After all, we have all the money. Perhaps it's time to tighten the belt a little and mow our own yards, cook our own meals and clean our own houses. Just a thought...

[b4its2late]

Just like the joke of a 100 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean, it's a start.

[Garry Boldwater]

George Bush must be weeping today.

[jazusamo]

183 arrests isn't a confidence inspiring number.

Coupled with the arrests made last week and some of those being employers, it's at least a beginning. I'm not going to be too quick to criticize when ICE is starting to do the right thing. If it's forgotten in a couple weeks, I'll be speaking out loudly.

j

[skip_intro]

So, have they all been released yet?

Of course, they all will have promised to return at a later date for their hearing, I'm sure.

[HEY4QDEMS]

But its starting to send a message.

According to Forbes, 95% of us works for the other 5%. If you really want to send a message, focus on the 5% part of the equation.

If no one hires the illegals, they will go home by themselves which is allot cheaper than playing a government funded game of hide and seek.

[Tarkus2040]

"The arrests included people convicted of sex offenses, child abuse, cocaine trafficking and weapons violations. They were originally from 26 countries and most eventually will be deported."

"Most"?! Which ones fit the criteria for remaining in the country? It must be the child abusers and molestors, since Florida is a haven for the scumbags.

[Herakles]

20,000,000 - 183 = 19,999,817 to go.

Realistic estimate;

40,000,000 - 183 = 39,999,817.

Assuming 183 per day; it will take 299.95 years, or 598.85 years (40,000,000).

I think the government is trying to drag its feet on this one!

This is not good enough!

[SandRat]

were all of them released on a promise that they'd show up for their court date?

[Rebelbase]

A drop in the bucket that I can't help but to think is just window dressing for the November elections. Do this several times a day for the next 6 months and I might change my mind about Bush's "sincerity" of wanting to get a handle on illegal immigration.

[Little Ray]

Have they given 'em their court dates and let 'em go yet?

[manwiththehands]

If all of us in the US were truly against illegal immigration this would not be an issue. As it turns out those who benefit the most from illegal immigrants are the ones who make the most money from it. It's all about money.

[Mikey_1962]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Operation Phoenix"

Arising from the ashes of its former self????