Actions Have Consequences?

        As a parent I tried to teach my children that they had to be responsible for their actions or face the consequences.  As an employer, I tried to make my employees understand that they were also responsible for their actions or had to live with the consequences.  The fact that actions may have consequences is accepted unless those actions involve politics.  Politicians are rarely held accountable for their actions.  They just lie, pass the blame, and cover it up until it goes away or becomes ancient history. 

        An illegal immigrant that had seven felony convictions and had previously been deported five times killed a young woman recently in San Francisco.  Maybe I should call him an undocumented professional tester of the law.  I wouldn’t want to offend anyone.

        This individual was released from custody without informing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as had been requested.  San Francisco is a sanctuary city and does not feel obligated to enforce or cooperate with ICE.  The mayor, sheriff, and police chief all blame someone else.  The anti Second Amendment people are blaming the gun. 

        The authorities who released the individual or ordered his release instead of notifying ICE and holding him for deportation broke the law.  They should be prosecuted.  They broke the law and someone died.  Isn’t that felony murder?

        No one will be held responsible for this tragedy.  San Francisco will continue to violate the federal immigration laws, and will continue to get federal aid.  Cities and states that ignore federal law should forfeit all federal aid.  No exceptions!  This would do wonders for our Constitution, law enforcement, and the federal budget. 

        Statistics show illegal immigrants commit a much higher percentage of crimes than legal immigrants or the general population.   Interestingly, first generation legal immigrants have crime rate lower than the general population.  This is a fact, not a discrimination issue. It is a criminal and public safety issue.

Legislation has been proposed that any illegal immigrant who has been deported and comes back will be sentenced to five years imprisonment before a second deportation.  Some states have a three-strikes law to keep habitual offenders off the streets. 

Many illegal immigrants are deported because they are picked up for a crime.  If they come back and are picked up for another crime, it should now be considered four offenses. Do two offenses for illegal entry and two other legal offenses qualify that person as a habitual offender?

        Not one President has enforced all of our federal immigration laws in over forty years.  Selective enforcement is NOT okay.  Maybe it is time our executive branch of government be held responsible.  There is a lot of talk about “comprehensive immigration reform.”  The fact is that no immigration reform has any chance of success if the border is not secured first and the laws are enforced.  The only thing amnesty for illegal immigrants guarantees is more illegal immigrants and huge costs! 

Politicians and bureaucrats ignore the law in many ways and seldom face any consequences for their actions.  Some even ignore subpoenas from Congress with no consciences.  Why do we tolerate this arrogance of the political elite?

        It reminds me of the old joke of a child telling his father that he was planning a career in organized crime.  The father’s response is “Private or public sector?”