Burning Atlanta

Again, I ask: How many innocent people have to suffer and or die before this country wakes up and starts enforcing the immigration laws? Many of these deaths and other crimes by illegals ARE preventable if law enforcement would just do their job and check the status of people that are arrested. That won't catch every illegal but it will be an incentive for them to leave AND it can result in criminal illegal aliens NOT being released back to the streets. And spare me the "Oh, but most of them are good, honest, hard-working people trying to have a better life" crap. If they were so honest they wouldn't be here.

Illinois has a moron governor and legislature that is trying to prevent employers from checking employees' SSNs. How cowardly and appeasing is that? The fed is suing them over that legislation.

The question not answered in this story is: How many times has this jerk, alleged jerk, been arrested and released since being back in this country? If the employer had been using the federal system maybe this guy wouldn't be here.

Check EVERY person arrested

ST. LOUIS --

A man who accidentally drove his SUV into an outdoor dining area of a Clayton restaurant - leaving three diners injured - now faces federal charges for being in the country illegally.

In fact, authorities said Friday that Sergio Lopez-Luna, 23, has twice previously been deported to Mexico.

U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway said Lopez-Luna was indicted late Thursday. He is accused of using a false Social Security number and falsely representing himself as a U.S. citizen to get a job at a restaurant. The indictment said Lopez-Luna has been back in the U.S. since at least 2004.