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Illegal
Alien Terror
Breakdown of Immigration Laws
By Daniel Muniz
The homegrown Muslim plot to kill servicemen at the Fort Dix army
base in New Jersey shocked the nation. Using paid informants, the
FBI infiltrated the core group of plotters to obtain evidence which
eventually led to the thwarting of the massacre. But what is most
disturbing is that three of the plotters were brothers who happened
to be illegal aliens. In addition to being in this country
illegally, the brothers had numerous brushes with the law that
should have landed them in jail. Unfortunately, being an illegal
alien does have its privileges.
The three brothers, Eljvir, Dritan and Shain Duka each had their
driver’s licenses suspended quite a number of times; Eljvir 24
times, Dritan 11 times, and Shain 19 times.
How an illegal alien can legitimately obtain a driver’s license is a
travesty of our legal system but that is not the point.
Not a single brother was ever jailed even though they were blatantly
flouting the law to cause the numerous suspensions.
In fact, the chief of police of Cherry Hill, the suburb of
Philadelphia where the brothers resided, was well aware of the mind
boggling number of traffic violations that all the men had. This
kind of driving history is an appalling reminder that each of these
brothers posed a driving hazard to anyone they shared the road with.
Simply put, these are people who should not even be driving on our
highways yet they drive with impunity.
Unfortunately, nothing was ever done to any of these brothers by law
enforcement and by the local prosecutors.
Even though all three of the brothers were repeat offenders, the
authorities looked the other way and ignored their unlawful
behavior. Ordinary citizens know full well of the severity of
traffic violations and they are fully aware of the consequences.
Furthermore, ordinary people also know that they will be harshly
punished if they continue to violate traffic laws (higher insurance
rates, etc).
Ironically, even spoiled Hollywood celebrities like Paris Hilton
still have to deal with the law and its repercussions.
But more importantly, the hypocrisy here is enormous.
How is it that illegal aliens can get away with stuff like that but
ordinary citizens will be required to pay big fines and even risk
jail time for being a repeat offender? It is just ridiculous.
And what is truly a shame is that far too many municipalities and
states simply ignore the minor offenses that illegal aliens commit.
It is almost like being an illegal alien exempts you from any kind
of obligation and responsibility that everyone else has to adhere
to. That kind of mentality has to stop. Ordinary citizens will get
tossed in jail for the doing the same egregious acts yet an illegal
immigrant will not get punished.
In addition, brothers Shain and Dritan Duka also pleaded guilty to
drug charges.
That alone should have been more than enough for both brothers to
have been immediately deported.
Unfortunately, the state of New Jersey is unconcerned with informing
federal authorities about the illegal aliens that they have in their
possession even when they are committing more serious crimes.
But what is really scary is that New Jersey is not alone.
The states of Alaska, Maine, and Oregon have official policies that
explicitly state that they will not share any information about
illegal aliens with federal authorities. And there are many more
states that are in the process of implementing similar policies.
There are also thousands of cities and towns who look the other way
while there are even a number of municipalities that offer refuge to
illegal immigrants.
As a colleague of mine is fond of saying:
It is all fun and games until terrorists hijack a school bus and
kill a bunch of kids.
This time it wasn’t children but soldiers at an army base and lucky
for us the plot was foiled. But the arrests of the plotters vividly
demonstrate how serious a problem that illegal immigration can turn
into if this country cannot get its act together and start
prosecuting and deporting illegal aliens.
Unfortunately, our immigrations laws are mired in contradictions and
paradoxes. It is this lax atmosphere that allows illegal aliens who
are already breaking our laws to escalate their activities into
terrorist acts.
We as a country cannot allow anarchy to exist. The United States is
a nation of laws and it is time to start enforcing them before more
terrorists exploit the enormous weaknesses of our justice system.
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