| Illegal immigration is the number one concern of many in our area as shown by this poll. I personally have taken a much stronger position on illegal immigration since my brother was killed by an illegal this past September...he was killed by a 30 year old Hispanic female driving the wrong way on a divided highway...she struck my brother's small import car with a Dodge 3/4 ton PU and killed him instantly. Since this event I have personally discussed the issue of illegal immigration with Senator Roberts and have written Speaker Neufeld and Senator Huelskamp on more then one occasion concerning pending immigration reform. I also emailed every senate committee member in regards to SB458. All this has made me feel a little better but I ain't sure it has done much good...SB458 was watered down to nothing and the House bill was likewise diluted. And the beat goes on and more illegals pour in every day. Just this past week 3 Hispanics driving a SUV with Finney County tags ripped off a beer truck in broad daylight in downtown Cimarron. Happy ending to this little escapade...a local citizen called 911 and the KHP and Gray County SO captured the thieves a few miles west of Dodge. Their vehicle was impounded and I think two of the thieves ended up in jail. Heard one of the two males showed evidence of having been shot three times in the past...both of the males had been on probation in the past and the third party to the crime was a female...nine month PG and due any day! Strange folks we have in our midst these days isn't it? And would it have been nice if the arresting officers had the authority to question the thieves' immigration status and promptly put them on a southbound bus if they were illegal? I used to think that our little corner of the world was nice quiet place to live, but often wish I was far removed from it now. Yet the feds, state and local officials can't get off their collective asses and get meaningful immigration reform enacted! For shame!  |