Yet again, another story in the Associated Press that shows the utter failure of the Bush Administration and the former Republican-controlled Congress in enforcing our immigration laws:

Immigrants arrested for being in the United States illegally may have been charged up to six more times, for more serious crimes, after they were released by local authorities, new Justice Department data indicate.

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The data suggest “the rate at which released criminal aliens are re-arrested is extremely high,” the audit noted. The report, parts of which were redacted, was required by Congress in 2005 and looked at how local and state authorities that receive Justice Department funding are working with the Homeland Security Department.

Illegal aliens being arrested, released, then re-arrested for more serious crimes while still in the United States in simply unacceptable. The Congress and the president must untie the hands of states and local authorities to prosecute and/or deport the thousands of illegal alien criminals in our country today. There must be Congressional accountability on this issue! Instead of working to accomplish the will of the people and strengthen our immigration policies by providing more resources (including National Guard) at the border, the Congress and the president have told the American people they really don’t care about border security; it seems they only care about the election season. It’s time to get tough on these illegal criminals and deport them.

Unfortunately, with the new Democratic majority in Congress, I highly doubt anything will be done to enhance border security.