Posted on 07/25/2008 5:37:43 AM PDT by kellynla
Three good men are dead thanks largely to San Francisco’s outrageous sanctuary-city policy, which forbids city authorities from notifying federal immigration authorities when they arrest illegal aliens for crimes they commit, and it’s time for President Bush to crack down on all the cities in the United States that follow this absurd policy.
On June 22, Anthony Bologna and his sons Michael and Matthew were shot to death by Edwin Ramos, 21, after a brief traffic incident when Anthony Bologna allegedly briefly blocked Ramos' car from making a left turn, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Ramos, an alleged member of the vicious the Mara Salvatrucha gang, known as MS-13, should never have been around to kill the three men, and wouldn’t have been -- were not for the city’s sanctuary-city policy. Ramos, an illegal immigrant, was found guilty of committing two felonies when he was 17 -- involving a gang-related assault of a Municipal Railway passenger and the attempted robbery of a pregnant woman -- yet was never surrendered by the city’s juvenile justice authorities to federal officials for possible deportation as required by federal law.
Ramos was taken to juvenile hall on charges of assault and participating in a street gang, and was later convicted in juvenile court and put in a shelter. Under federal law, he should have been referred to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) but the Juvenile Probation Department's policy for dealing with offenders stipulated that "probation officers shall not discriminate in any fashion against minors based on their immigration status."
On April 2, 2004, Ramos was released to the custody of his mother, despite the fact that he had already been flagged by federal authorities as an illegal immigrant. He was still considered a ward of the court and was on probation. Just four days later, records show, he committed another crime at 19th and Mission streets, two blocks from the site of the attack on the Muni passenger. He was released after city prosecutors declined to charge him in connection with an arrest in March on suspicion of weapons and gang violations.
There is a dispute revolving around the question of whether ICE was ever notified of the Ramos arrest, but the fact remains that for the last 10 years the city’s juvenile justice authorities have followed a policy of not turning over illegal-immigrant felons to the federal government, basing the practice on San Francisco's sanctuary-city status and state law barring local officials from surrendering them for deportation.
After a storm of protest following the slayings of the Bologna family men, San Francisco’s ultra-liberal Mayor Gavin Newsom belatedly rescinded that policy earlier this month following a report in the Chronicle that the city had flown a number of youths out of the country on its own, in possible violation of federal law, and then housed some in unlocked group homes from which they quickly escaped. His action came too late to save the lives of the Bologna men.
Those are the facts in this shocking case. They illustrate the lethal effects this idiotic and dangerous sanctuary-city policy can have on the safety of innocent Americans.
Sanctuary-city policies defy guidelines from the 9/11 Commission Report, which called on state and local authorities to help federal agencies crack down on illegal immigration. “There is a growing role for state and local law enforcement agencies [for the enforcement of immigration law],” the report stated. “They need more training and work with federal agencies so that they can cooperate more effectively with those federal authorities in identifying terrorist suspects.”
Instead, a host of cities across the United States classify themselves as havens for illegal aliens, despite the fact that such policies result in creating safe havens for illegal aliens who are
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Mr. Reagan, President Bush is a lame-duck—you know better.
That is not going to happen in an election year. Neither McCain nor Obama are likely to do it after the election year either.
It’s not about whether Bush is a lame duck or the next guy for that matter. The point -IMHO- is that it should be done!
Unless I am somehow mistaken, the link leads to an editorial by Rep Bachmann.
The families of those murdered should sue civilly Newsome in court for his role in the deaths of their loved ones, even though it’d likely be tossed out. To depend on the Feds to make things right is a pipe dream.
oops....sorry ‘bout that. LOL
This should never have gotten to this point.
City officials who refused to follow federal law should be now sitting in prison.
The real story is that when the city/state deports one of these guys they loose a valuable “client” of the welfare state.
Every one of these illegal kids means jobs for Rats. Start with teacher,counselors, police, parole officers, wardens,judges etc. All people paid for by the Fed, state and city taxes. All expand with their “clients”. All mostly Rat voters.
Just add up the worker hours in the case of this one illegal. Probably accounts for one full time govt employee if you add it all up.
The schools are all funded per pupil by the state. Loose any kid and they loose money and jobs. Why would they want anyone deported?
Thanks for your help.
No problem :) Both stories were very interesting.
My heart aches for that woman.
Why aren’t the people marching & protesting in the streets???????
I had an hispanic student a few years ago that got into some minor trouble at school. I contacted the mom on the phone, but had to have our Spanish teacher translate the conversation. After it was over the mother sounded very fearful that authorities would be called in.
I later went to my principal and asked if the parents were legal residents of this country. He told me I couldn't asked that.
My jaw hit the flooor.
WHY ARE THEY A PROTECTED CLASS OF PEOPLE..THE ILLEGALS?
That's the REAL story.
We can't get away from this issue, can we?
The Amnesty Bill of last year is still waiting in the wings because Bush wanted it and Obama/McCain want it...
..so do you really think ANYTHING will be done to these thugs, or sanctuary cities?????????????
A poster once asked me if I was still posting on this type of story again...
Well, yes I am.....the roads keep leading back to the huge mess we're in because no one in authority of the federal level is doing anything about it
..and when the towns, cities, states try to enforce laws on the books!.. they get ridiculed, harrassed and eventually overruled!
Today it's Mrs.Balogna's husband and two sons (who were just sitting in their car!!)....
..or the promising athlete of the mom in the military....who are now dead...
Tomorrow it could be YOU!
How would you fell....HOW WOULD YOU OR ANY OF US FEEL going on TV and helplessly appealing to authorities to protect our families?
...And knowing it fell on deaf ears.
BTTT!
Agreed. What if some city officials decided not to enforce all of those federal "civil rights" laws? The national guard, FBI, DOJ and who knows what federal agency would be sent in to crawl all over the place.
because democrats need a permanent underclass to pander to and buy the votes of and the Republicans don't want to rock the boat with businesses that want cheap labor
not only should we cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, instead of obamas plan to give money away to "cure world poverty" we should take the money that we spend to imprison illegals in this country and pay third world countries to imprison illegals for us
if illegals in this country were shipped off to say Ghana to serve time in prison it would not be long before the risk to come here illegally would be greater than the reward.
I've given that scenario a great deal of thought over the years. I can just say that 'appealing to authorities' isn't on my list of things to do.
I'm sorry for our national founding Forefathers and defending warriors who died for that creation; as it has only come to this...
McCain and Obamessiah think legalizing the current crop of slaves will improve their lives. Sadly they are mistaken. Business that employ illegals will still have the need for lower-cost employees. Once today's crop if illegals is legal, they will receive SS numbers and have to be paid as normal citizens - No cost savings anymore. A new crop of slaves will be required to maintain profit margins in industries that require low-cost (slave) labor.
Vote-crazed politicans who are sucking up to law-breaking illegals, are depersonalizing, demeaning and marginalizing faithful Americans, who are struggling, and living up to the demands of a great democracy.
Let me know when he mentions the thousands of dead Americans because of his generosity. Illegal aliens make the choice of crossing that desert. Our citizens, like these 3 dead men, were given NO choice.
National Council of LaRaza, May, 2008.
Several years ago, the leading newspaper in my state published an article putting faces on the tragic human costs of illegal immigration, and I would like to briefly quote from it:
“Maria Hernandez Perez was No. 93. She was almost 2. She had thick brown hair and eyes the color of chocolate.
“Kelia Velazquez-Gonzales, 16, carried a Bible in her backpack. She was No. 109
“John Doe, No. 143, died with a rosary encircling his neck. His eyes were wide open.”
.........these people are God’s children, who wanted simply to be Americans, and we cannot forget the humanity God commands of us as we seek a remedy to this problem.”
Bush Should Strip Sanctuary Cities of Federal Funds
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Yeppers...
Those Federal funds are being shoveled left and right to the illegal aliens...
Illegal aliens make the choice of crossing that desert.
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Each time the dead illegal aliens are mentioned it sounds like 100’s die every day or week...
But its only a few dozen every YEAR...
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Tonight’s guest (7-27) is Frank Kennedy, the brother-in-law of Anthony Bologna. Mr. Bologna and two of his sons, Michael and Matthew, were viciously murdered on June 22 by an illegal alien gang member who was harbored and protected in the SANCTUARY CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO - a policy declared and enforced by Mayor Gavin Newsom. There are dozens of SANCTUARY CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES - how many more must die under these policies?
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