How Many Deported Violent Criminals Re-Enter the U.S. Each Year?
Now can we move past "is Donald Trump xenophobic" and get to a real discussion about deported criminals coming back into the country, sanctuary cities, border security, and our lax policies on illegal immigrants? Because it's not just San Francisco… [Francisco] Sanchez, an undocumented immigrant, has been deported several times to his native Mexico and Immigration and Customs Enforcement blamed the San Francisco police for not honoring an immigration detainer earlier in the year. Sanchez has five previous convictions for re-entry after deportation, according to court records. He was on probation in Texas at the time of the shooting and served federal time for sneaking back into the country. In an exclusive jailhouse interview, a KGO-TV reporter asked the alleged gunman, 'Did you keep coming back to San Francisco because you knew that they wouldn't actively look for you to deport you?' Sanchez responded, 'Yes.' U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had said in a statement that Sanchez was turned over to the San Francisco Police Department this past March on an outstanding drug warrant, and that the department requested that police notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement prior to his release so ICE officers could make arrangements to take custody. …it's Laredo, Texas… Court records show murder suspect Juan Francisco De Luna Vasquez -- was convicted twice of entering the country illegally. [Emphasis added.] Vasquez was arrested Thursday after police found the body of his wife in the 800 block of Lane Street. He was caught by police after he fled the scene. Police say he also had a prior record with charges of assault and terroristic threats against his wife in 2006. They say Thursday's suspected homicide is the third violent encounter reported between the couple. … it's in Washington state… Family members suspect jealousy may have led to the gruesome slayings of an Othello teen and her 3-year-old son found shot and severely burned in a remote part of Franklin County. Maria G. Cruiz-Calvillo, 18, and Luis F. Lopez-Cruz were identified Monday as the bodies found last week inside a vehicle that was set on fire in a ravine near the intersection of Scootney and Ridge roads. Luis likely was still alive when the car went up in flames, according to Dan Blasdel, Franklin County coroner. Luis would have turned four years old on Thursday. Prudencio Juan Fragos-Ramirez, 25, of Connell, reportedly had recently started dating Cruiz-Calvillo and is suspected of killing the pair. Fragos-Ramirez was arrested hours into the investigation at his home less than a mile from where the bodies were found. He appeared Monday in Franklin County Superior Court, where Judge Carrie Runge set bail at $1 million. Runge ordered Fragos-Ramirez, who has previous convictions for DUI and driving while suspended, held for up to 72 hours while prosecutors determine what charges to file. Prosecutors say Fragos-Ramirez was deported in 2014 and got back into the country illegally. [Emphasis added.] … and it's Arizona: A woman with two children was driving a 2002 Oldsmobile Bravado west on Papago near the intersection of Amarillo Valley Road around 2 p.m. Saturday when it collided with an eastbound 2003 Ford Explorer driven by Manuel Perez-Vasquez.
Perez-Vasquez reportedly fled the scene with at least one passenger from the Explorer but later returned.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said Perez-Vasquez had been deported to Mexico six times since May 5, 2012. [Emphasis added.]
A 5-year-old boy in the Oldsmobile received a significant laceration to the head, according to PCSO. He was transported to a hospital by air ambulance, and an injured 2-year-old girl was transported by ambulance.
Detectives from the PCSO Vehicular Crimes Unit determined Perez-Vasquez traveled left of center, causing the collision. Perez-Vasquez allegedly showed signs of drug impairment and was placed under arrest on suspicion of driving while impaired by drugs and leaving the scene of an injury collision, a felony. He allegedly confessed to smoking marijuana before the collision. Besides their obvious political leanings, the national media likes personality stories and binary issues — e.g., "Edward Snowden, hero or traitor?" Thus, the immigration discussion in the 2016 race has so far been limited to, "Is Donald Trump racist? Will his statements hurt the Republicans?" etc. Major news outlets have yet to take an actual look at the tougher questions — how many violent criminals come across our border? Do federal and local authorities communicate effectively on life-and-death issues? What's the point of a deportation policy if they keep coming back? Have sanctuary cities created a safe haven for violent criminals, and if so, doesn't that mean those policies have to stop? Who's Getting Hurt by the Trump Surge? Is Donald Trump taking supporters away from Ted Cruz? I report, you decide: Trump jumped from 3 percent at the end of May to 12 percent at the end of June in CNN's national poll, putting himself in second place. In those same two surveys, Cruz dropped from 8 percent to 3 percent. Marco Rubio dropped from 14 percent to 6 percent, and Scott Walker dropped from 10 percent to 6 percent. In Fox News's national poll, Trump leapt from 4 percent to 11 percent in a three-week stretch in June. Meanwhile, Cruz dropped from 8 percent to 4 percent; Rubio gained a point, and Walker dropped from 12 percent to 9 percent. "Oh, silly Jim, national polls mean nothing at this point!" Okay then, look at Iowa. Quinnipiac finds Trump at 10 percent among Iowa caucus-goers; he wasn't even listed as an option in that group's May survey. In that time, Cruz dropped from 12 percent to 9 percent. Mike Huckabee dropped from 11 percent to 5 percent; Rubio dropped from 13 percent to 7 percent. In New Hampshire, CNN's latest poll puts Trump at 11 percent — again, good enough for second place. Ted Cruz is at 3 percent in that survey. That was the first time CNN polled the Granite State since last September, when they didn't even bother to ask about Trump. They did ask about Cruz then, and they pegged his support at 6 percent. The newest Gravis Marketing poll in New Hampshire puts Trump at 12 percent, good enough for what the pollster calls "top-tier status" in the crowded field. Cruz is at 4 percent. The previous Gravis poll in the state in April didn't list Trump as a candidate…and it had Cruz at 10 percent. (It's difficult to measure Trump's effect in South Carolina, because no one has polled the state since early June.) Hillary's CNN Interview Was Terrible… But Will It Matter? Politico's Dylan Byers: The first national interview of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign did not go well. She dodged questions about Bernie Sanders' appeal, refused to say whether she would seek to raise taxes, dismissed data showing that the majority of Americans' don't trust her, and was repeatedly forced to defend her lack of transparency at both the State Department and the Clinton Foundation. 'I didn't hear a more open or transparent Hillary Clinton,' Keilar said after her interview. 'I heard her not engaging on the issue of Bernie Sanders. He's a self-described Democratic socialist. I asked her why is he garnering this support, this enthusiasm, that you don't seem to among Democrats. She wouldn't engage on that. Even on this concern of if she were to face off against Jeb Bush, and there would be this dynastic race between a Bush and a Clinton... she wouldn't engage on that. She was very quick to move on.' I thought CNN's Brianna Keilar was not great but not as bad as some feared she'd be. It's not that Keilar didn't ask about important topics or press Hillary on uncomfortable issues; it's that she rarely if ever had tough follow-ups after Hillary's substance-free, word-salad filibustering. A couple of times Hillary just flat-out lied, and it would have been nice if Keilar had called her out on it immediately. "You said they did the same thing. That they used a personal server and while facing a subpoena deleted emails from them?" "You know, you're starting with so many assumptions. I've never had a subpoena. There's nothing, again. Let's take a deep breath here. Everything I did was permitted by law and regulation." [Emphasis added.] Here's the statement from Representative Trey Gowdy's committee, back on March 4: "The Select Committee on Benghazi today issued subpoenas for all communications of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton related to Libya and to the State Department for other individuals who have information pertinent to the investigation. The Committee also has issued preservation letters to internet firms informing them of their legal obligation to protect all relevant documents." Maybe I have the soft bigotry of low expectations. Then again, the first questioner at Hillary's press conference about her server asked, 'If you were a man, today, would all of this fuss being made be made?" So we've seen much, much worse from reporters questioning Hillary Clinton. The Boss was less impressed. ADDENDA: Darin LaHood won the GOP primary last night, pretty decisively. Space is limited for the National Review/Google "Power Women" event, so RSVP soon (nro@nationalreview.com). I'm told they're look forward to a lively discussion and debate. Cameras and press are welcome, but must be credentialed. 
If you're in Old Town Alexandria or the Washington D.C. area tonight, my pop culture podcast co-host and I will be at Theissman's around 6 p.m for a happy hour. Stop by if you're in the neighborhood! | 
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