ALIEN CRIMINALS: MAYHEM AT LARGE

by Michelle Malkin

"The terrible kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Zina Linnik in Tacoma, Wash., on July 4th is a typical example of the criminal alien revolving door. Terapon Adhahn, Linnik's suspected kidnapper and killer who allegedly snatched her from the backyard of her home, is a permanent legal resident from Thailand. He was convicted of incest in 1990. Adhahn had sexually attacked his 16-year-old relative and pleaded down from a second-degree rape. Two years later, he was convicted of intimidation with a dangerous weapon.

Section 1227(a)(2)(C), Title 8, of the U.S. code dealing with immigration states: "Any alien who at any time after admission is convicted under any law of . . . using, owning, possessing, or carrying . . . any weapon, part, or accessory which is a firearm or destructive device . . . in violation of any law is deportable."

But Adhahn was not deported. In fact, as Lorie Dankers, spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle, admitted: "He escaped our attention."

Just like illegal alien gangster Mwenda Murithi, who was arrested 27 times without deportation before being arrested in the shooting death of 13-year-old innocent bystander Schanna Gayden last month in Illinois.

Just like illegal alien thug Ezeiquiel Lopez, who built up a six-year rap sheet without deportation before being arrested in the murder of Deputy Frank Fabiano two months ago in Wisconsin.

Federal auditors and immigration officers have tried to blow the whistle on this recurring problem for the last 10 years. But the Department of Homeland Security inspector general reported last year that of an estimated 650,000 foreign-born inmates in prison and jails this year, half will be removable aliens who won't be removed because the detention and deportation office "does not have the resources to identify, detain and remove" them.

And that's just a best guess. Despite federal mandates, cooperative agreements and endless political promises, there still is no working nationwide system in place with basic information about incarcerated criminal aliens."

Great. We somehow can't seem to find enough resources to handle the million or so illegal criminals, but by golly we were all raring to go with documenting and handing those get out of jail free cards to 20 million. Amnesty was going to be sooooooo much easier than enforcement. Why, we'd have all of their information within 24 hours and could judge who was worthy enough to remain.

There are ENOUGH laws on the books, plenty enough, if we'd only enforce them. But MANY politicians saw a golden opportunity to open the floodgates for people stupid enough to vote for them and just couldn't pass up such a golden opportunity.

It's just like gun control, kids. Enforce the existing laws, and stop trying to reinvent the wheel every time there's political hay to be made. If the John McCain's and Teddy Kennedy's had fought HALF as hard for that beautiful little girl she'd be alive today.