Posted on 07/09/2010 7:05:53 PM PDT by SloopJohnB
Rhode Island State Trooper Nuno Vasconcelos was patrolling Interstate 95 a few months ago when he came upon a two-car accident in heavy traffic. The trooper pulled up, stepped out of his cruiser, and asked one of the drivers for his license.
The man said he did not have a license, and under questioning, confessed that he was here illegally from Guatemala.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
If the accident had happened 15 miles north in Massachusetts, the man would probably have been arrested for driving without a license, which carries a fine of up to $1,000 and 10 days in jail, then released pending an appearance in district court.
But in Rhode Island, illegal immigrants face a far greater penalty: deportation.
(As it SHOULD be under LAW - DEPORTATION!)
They’re NIMBYs. Having ILLEGAL scum run a state broke and victimize its citizenry is fine and dandy as long as it’s not in their state.
I’d really love to know if this sort of thing has a salutary effect on quality-of-life crimes in the jurisdiction in question.
If the illegals know they’re going to be checked and deported if they’re arrested for drunk driving, disorderly conduct, vandalism, public lewdness, public drunkeness, loitering, etc., does that have them walking the straight and narrow?
Show of hands here. How many of y'all remember the last report of an "immigrant" helping police solve a crime?
Ok ... how about any report?
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