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The president was addressing an increasing number of illegal immigrants who originate from Asia, Central and South America, Iran and Iraq. For example, in 2003, the Border Patrol apprehended approximately 39,200 illegal immigrants described as "OTMs -- Other-Than-Mexicans," along our nation's southwest border. The next year the numbers skyrocketed 68 percent to approximately 65,800 that we know of. In subsequent years the picture only grew grimmer. According again to the president this week, "We return only 30,000 of the 160,000 non-Mexican illegal immigrants we caught coming through our southwest border."

Can we now understand that even if we are to use conservative numbers which the president has provided us, his statement this week to expel every single illegal alien in the United States becomes a beacon light for those in our nation who have been advocating for stronger border enforcement and the use of National Guard troops to patrol our nation's southern and northern borders.

The president's strong hard line should send a message to the illegal immigration amnesty advocates and open border supporters that he is addressing an issue near and dear to citizen patriots; the protection and defense of our homeland from purposeful and politically directed invasion of America, and the undermining of our social and economic infrastructure.

Criminals in great numbers are interwoven in the illegal immigration invasion. The danger and the threat to the citizens in our border states have spread to almost every corner in America. Our law enforcement officials have been increasingly put at risk as well with the adoption of Sanctuary City status in cities across America. Law enforcement officials cannot stop and detain illegal immigrant suspects whom they strongly believe may be illegal alien criminal suspects in these so-called Sanctuary cities.

The city of Chicago which was host this past weekend to the nation's first "America First National Security Summit" is one of many similar Sanctuary Cities like Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and many others.

Congressman Tom Tancredo (R) CO believes that these Sanctuary Cities are illegal and a direct violation of section 642 of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which outlines in part, "Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State or local law, Federal State or local government entity or official may not prohibit or in any way restrict any government entity or official from sending to or receiving from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual."

These cities are in apparent open violation of the law and are putting their own law enforcement officials at risk. The city's citizens must either halt the practice where it is in place or prevent a city from taking up this practice. It is wrong, dangerous and only emboldens the illegal criminal and terrorist alien elements to seek these sanctuaries out.

Police are being targeted this month according to Americans for Legal Immigration which reported recently that local and federal police officials have been warned of probable attacks later this month by the highly deadly MS-13 terrorist gang, which is now infiltrating many of our nation's states and cities.

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