It has been big news over the last couple days that ICE has sent arrest teams to round up criminal aliens throughout the country.

But here is all you need to know about how well the government protects us from the truly dangerous foreigners in our communities…

Thirty-six illegal immigrants who served time in Southern California for child sex offenses and were later released instead of being deported were among more than 2,100 illegal immigrants arrested in a nationwide sweep, officials said Wednesday.
[Immigrant Sweep Snares 36 Molesters, LA Times, 6/15/06]

That’s right, dozens of child molesters were set free here to attack more children, rather then returned to their native country.

Furthermore, if these criminals had been properly deported at the time of their release from jail, then they wouldn’t need to be rounded up now to be shipped home. How hard can it be to organize deportation from jails, where a prisoner’s date of release is known far in advance?

While ICE is trumpeting its “crackdown” of deporting 2100 criminal foreigners, the total number of fugitive aliens still at large is half a million. So the current wave of arrests is a dog and pony show, nothing more, and has hardly made a dent in the huge population of murderers, child rapists and gang-bangers.

If you’ve emailed Patrick Cleburne, he didn’t get it - we’d like to be able to blame h1-b sabotage, but, hey, it was probably our mistake. Please resend!

…for me to write a long screed about media bias, or for Brenda Walker to highlight the latest atrocity by people who are doing what “Americans won’t do” (because it’s illegal, dammit!) check these out:

• Steve Sailer explains why commenters at Tyler Cowen’s site know more about the economics of immigration than he does: because he doesn’t want to know.
• Pat Buchanan compares Mike Pence to Salvatore Tessio, in The Godfather
  

  In “The Godfather,” Don Corleone warns his son Michael that, after he dies, someone inside the family will come to Michael with an offer of peace from the Barzinis, who murdered Michael’s brother. Whoever brings you the offer, Don Corleone warns his son, will have betrayed you. Tessio, lifetime friend and high-ranking captain of the Corleones, comes to Michael with Barzini’s offer. A mistake.

  Rep. Mike Pence appears to have accepted the Tessio role in the great immigration battle of 2006.

• And finally, this:Illegal Immigration a Problem for Democrats Too ,By Froma Harrop.
  

  Rahm Emanuel, who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, played down the import of Busby’s loss for the Democrats’ hopes in November. Waving off the immigration issue, he said, “Not every district is going to be on the border of Mexico.”

  I have news for him. Not every district is on the border with Mexico, but just about every district feels like it is.

A funny thing is happening on the way to the vote on the Kennedy-Bush Amnesty/Immigration Acceleration Bill. All of a sudden, the authorities are enforcing the law.

Consider here and here and here.

What a strange development. How come this is suddenly so easy to do?

How stupid do they think we are?

Plenty, if you read this interview with RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman [Mehlman Cites Border Security as Key Issue – Human Events June 5 2005] He actually asserts the Bush Administration protection of the borders is an electoral asset. [Hat tip Bloggin' on down the Rogue]

The blogger comments

The interviewer did the most skilfull job I have seen on a Pro-Amnesty apologist. The truth is that Ken Mehlman is a wholehearted amnesty proponent who will cheer it on and be unashamed of his position, even as it takes the RNC down the tubes…If the USA and the Republican Party are to survive, we will have to move a great amount of people out of jobs and elected positions.

You can’t entirely blame Mehlman. Very likely, his Mom told him they’d stand still for this.