-By Warner Todd Huston
Illinois Governor, Democrat Pat Quinn has decided that it is a great idea to release violent, hardcore criminals among the citizens of his own state. At least those criminals that are illegal aliens, anyway. Why do I say this? Because Quinn has pulled the State of Illinois from the Secure Communities program operated by the Dept. of Homeland Security — a program that helps states deport violent criminals that are illegal aliens.
With no fanfare, Quinn quietly sent a letter to Homeland Security saying that he would no longer be cooperating with them to identify and deport criminal illegals. He’d prefer to keep them here, apparently.
Quinn claimed that the program was deporting too many illegals that weren’t convicted criminals so he felt it was a bad program. Note that Quinn doesn’t seem to think being an illegal immigrant in the first place is a law breaking action!
Nice, eh?
Naturally, like a typically left-wing reporter, the Tribunes Antonio Olivo (gosh why would this guy be thrilled that illegals are being given a free pass by a Democrat, eh?) said that this move by Quinn will “cast Illinois as a sympathetic voice in the nation’s volatile immigration debate.” Yeah. I’d rather get these criminals sent back to their countries where they belong and be thought of as mean, but safe.
Olivo also praised the passage of the Illinois DREAM Act (SB 2185), a bill that will give freebies to the children of illegal immigrants.
Yes, Illinois is rewarding lawbreaking. Illinois has open arms from hardcore criminals that are illegal immigrants. Illinois is stupid.
Worse, it was a gaggle of weak willed Republicans that crossed the aisle to help the Democrats reward illegal immigrant lawbreakers and hardcore criminals alike.
If you would like to thank the 11 Republicans for their idiotic vote, give ’em a call.
Pamela Althoff (217-782-8000)
Larry Bomke (217-782-0228)
Bill Brady (217-782-6216)
Kirk Dillard (217-782-8148)
Dan Duffy (217-782-8010)
Tom Johnson (217-782-8022)
Matt Murphy (217-782-4471)
Christine Radogno (217-782-9407)
Ron Sandack (217-782-8107)
Suzi Schmidt (217-782-7353)
Dave Syverson (217-782-5413)
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer. He has been writing opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and before that he wrote articles on U.S. history for several small American magazines. His political columns are featured on many websites such as Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com, BigHollywood.com, and BigJournalism.com, as well as RightWingNews.com, RightPundits.com, CanadaFreePress.com, StoptheACLU.com, AmericanDaily.com, among many, many others. Mr. Huston is also endlessly amused that one of his articles formed the basis of an article in Germany’s Der Spiegel Magazine in 2008.
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