Tag Archives: border security

Repeat Offender, Preventable Tragedy Michael Caldera Delatorre is the name every American should remember when politicians downplay the real-world consequences of open borders. In June 2007, Caldera Delatorre—an illegal immigrant who had already been deported twice in three years—was arrested in North Carolina after causing a highway crash that killed one person and left another seriously injured. He was drunk, using a fake ID, and driving a stolen vehicle at the time… Read more

America's Broken Borders Put Lives at Risk It is happening again. America's broken borders have let another dangerous criminal slip through, and this time the warning signs were written in blood. How much longer must we tolerate a system that welcomes convicted killers back into our neighborhoods? Repeat Offender, Repeat Failure In April 2007, Juan Crisantos Ramos, a forty-six year old Mexican national, was arrested in Nogales, Arizona after illegally re-entering the… Read more

Another American family has been torn apart because of our nation’s inability to secure its borders and enforce the law. In February 2007, Epigmenio Gomez—a repeat offender who was in the country illegally—was charged with the cold-blooded murder of a teenage girl in Dearborn, Michigan. Despite a prior arrest record, Gomez had managed to avoid deportation, slipping through the cracks of a system that failed to protect innocent citizens. The crime shocked… Read more

A story that exposes the fatal consequences of open border policies and radical bail reform is unfolding in Illinois. Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is facing serious charges after police in Waukegan discovered the body of Megan Bos, 37, decomposing in a bleach-filled storage container in his backyard. Authorities say Mendoza-Gonzalez, 52, was arrested in April and charged with concealing a corpse, abusing a corpse, and obstruction of justice.… Read more