$3 Million/Yr. Forgery operation BUSTED

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'Amnesty' fake papers pledged in wiretap

By Stephen Dinan and Jerry Seper
June 27, 2007
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:
The head of a Mexican forgery ring was convinced he could make phony documents that illegal aliens could use to indicate fraudulently that they were eligible for a new amnesty, says a government affidavit recounting wiretapped phone calls the man made.

Julio Leija-Sanchez, who ran a $3 million-a-year forgery operation before he was arrested in April, was expecting Congress to pass a legalization program, which he called "amnesty," and said he could forge documents to fool the U.S. government into believing illegal aliens were in the country in time to qualify for amnesty, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent said in the affidavit.

In recounting a wiretapped telephone conversation, ICE agent Jason E. Medica said he heard Mr. Leija-Sanchez tell an associate the forgery ring could "fix his papers" to meet the requirements of a legalization program such as the bill the Senate is debating today.

"When Leija-Sanchez said 'if there's an amnesty, he can fix his papers,' Leija-Sanchez was referring to the possibility of pending legislation which would allow a certain class of illegal aliens to remain in the United States, as long as they can prove a term of residency in the United States with no convictions," agent Medica wrote.

"When Leija-Sanchez said 'he can fix his papers,' he was referring to the fact that the organization could fraudulently create or alter documents to falsely prove the requisite residency period," the agent wrote.

Mr. Leija-Sanchez also used his forgery ring to help smuggle illegal aliens into the country on the understanding they would work for his criminal enterprise. He was arrested on charges of forgery and conspiracy to commit murder.

The Senate immigration bill was resurrected yesterday and is headed for a final vote later this week. It includes a path to citizenship for the 12 million to 20 million estimated illegal aliens as long as they can show they arrived in the country by the beginning of this year.

Its backers say it cracks down on fraud by requiring new legal workers to have a tamper-proof ID, but opponents say it would invite a new wave of illegal aliens with fraudulent documents trying to prove they are eligible for legal status. They point to the 1986 amnesty, in which about a quarter of approved applications were later deemed fraudulent.....

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This is good news!

[Highwayman]

ICE press release.

[Army_of_One]

Do you know how EASY it is for someone to get their papers "fixed"? Ask a Hispanic. I had one kid tell me they just go to Denver and pay a price and get everything they need.

[deuce91]

I thought we had someone (people are more like it) like that here in DC, just right down street from my house. The police raided the house and found multiple fake SS# cards and such. They sold these ID's for a very pretty penny.

Outside of forcing them all home, I just don't see a possible solution that won't involve them breaking more laws. It's a trend. They already broke multiple laws getting here, does the government really expect that to stop if they put up even more hurdles? They'll just find another way around it. So my answer to the government is cut the crap and send all illegals home!