Why did they have to die?

I was first "introduced" to Mark Steyn via the Hugh Hewitt program. I am a sucker for a British accent and their dry sense of humor, I admit, but I have become quite fond of the simple reason of his writings.

This week Mr. Steyn takes aim at press and their limp wristed coverage of the tragedy that happend in Newark NJ last week.

"At the funeral of Iofemi Hightower, her classmate Mecca Ali wore a T-shirt with the slogan: "Tell Me Why They Had To Die."
"They" are Miss Hightower, Dashon Harvey and Terrance Aeriel, three young citizens of Newark, New Jersey, lined up against a schoolyard wall, forced to kneel and then shot in the head.
Miss Ali poses an interesting question. No one can say why they "had" to die, but it ought to be possible to advance theories as to what factors make violent death in Newark a more-likely proposition than it should be. That's usually what happens when lurid cases make national headlines: When Matthew Shepard was beaten and hung on a fence in Wyoming, Frank Rich wrote in the New York Times that it was merely the latest stage in a "war" against homosexuals loosed by the forces of intolerance. Mr. Shepard's murder was dramatized in plays and movies and innumerable songs by Melissa Etheridge, Elton John, Peter, Paul and Mary, etc. The fact that this vile crucifixion was a grisly one-off and that American gays have never been less at risk from getting bashed did not deter pundits and politicians and lobby groups galore from arguing that this freak case demonstrated the need for special legislation.
By contrast, there's been a succession of prominent stories with one common feature that the very same pundits, politicians and lobby groups have a curious reluctance to go anywhere near. In a New York Times report headlined "Sorrow And Anger As Newark Buries Slain Youth," the limpidly tasteful Times prose prioritized "sorrow" over "anger," and offered only the following reference to the perpetrators: "The authorities have said robbery appeared to be the motive. Three suspects – two 15-year-olds and a 28-year-old construction worker from Peru – have been arrested."
So, this Peruvian guy was here on a green card? Or did he apply for a temporary construction-work visa from the U.S. Embassy in Lima?
Not exactly. Jose Carranza is an "undocumented" immigrant."

Now defenders of the immigration status quo will tell you that, as a percentage of the population, immigrants do not commit more crimes than the rest of the population. However what they steadfastly refuse to take into account that illegal immigrants do commit more crimes (as a percentage of society) because their very first act when they come into this country is to break the law! Nothing can change that simple fact!

Now I know (from my own personal experience) that there are many illegal immigrants who do not break any other laws once they come into the US. However, any time the (like the 9/11 hijackers did) have multiple drivers licenses with multiple social security numbers on then, they are breaking the law. Any time one has shown a willingness to break the law, the odds are pretty good that you will be willing to do so again and again.

State and local courts have got to start putting the safety of US citizens first and foremost. If that means inquiring about a defendants immigration status and turning them over to the federal government for deportation.

If you really are just here to better life for yourself, you can come over as my great-great-great grandparents did...legally. Yeah it's a little more work, but if you are a determined, hard-working individual that should not be a barrier....right?????