From the NY Times:The news media campaign was all set to go. There was even a Web site ready with a sympathetic profile of Alexander Alli, 49, the man the American Civil Liberties Union had chosen as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking custody hearings for more than 1,000 legal immigrants long locked up while they challenged the government’s efforts to deport them on the basis of criminal convictions.
But at the last minute someone at the civil liberties union checked the details of Mr. Alli’s criminal history. It turned out that Mr. Alli, a native of Ghana whose wife and three children, all United States citizens, live in the Bronx, had taken part in one of the biggest cases of identity theft in this country.
At least 30,000 people nationwide had been victimized in an intricate scheme by a loosely knit ring of 30 people, mostly Nigerian immigrants, according to law enforcement authorities and court documents. More than $50 million had been drained from credit cards and bank accounts.
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What complaint do these criminals have? That they committed a crime and now are to be punished?
Even naturalized citizens are eligible for deportation for criminal activity.
What? We're supposed to suspend all our laws as a kindness to "immigrants"? "Immigrants" have some superior right to commit crimes because they came from some horrible country?
Come here, obey the law, learn and speak English, we love you. If you cannot do that, stay the hell back in a country where criminal behavior is acceptable!
You should have seen what the Nigerians did to my church - 300 show up on Easter, try sitting about those head wrappings for service.
The average Sunday school mom donates $25 p.a. and the birthday parties at coffee hour, good God they are a marvel to behold.
But we are so HAPPY! Such COLOR! Such VIBRACY! Such EXCITMENT! They have revitalized the church!!
(to say nothing of prompting the multinational donor base take a walk.) Empty pockets? No problem. God will provide.
Yup, you guessed it - a future out of scale construction site!
Identity theft/credit card scams - Jobs Americans are no longer willing to do!!
Nigerians can get you good. I was also a victim. Sprint called me to ask why I had not paid an $80.00 bill, even though I had no account with them!
All the calls were to Nigeria. I was advised to call my local phone company and have my service "frozen at the switch" this is the only way to keep unauthorized persons from calling in to change your service.
Now I do them one better. I have no long-distance carrier at all. If I want to call long distance I buy a phone card or use dial around.
Identity theft/credit card scams - Jobs Americans are no longer willing to do!!
Lame attempt at humor falls flat in face of facts!
Identity theft/credit card scams - Jobs Americans are no longer willing to do!!
Lame attempt at humor falls flat in face of facts!
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Naw, Wade is one of the more insightful posters here.
Great comment!
"Naw, Wade is one of the more insightful posters here."
Except that white collar crime is actually one category in which Americans excel!
Urban chain gangs is what we need for these criminals!
Put 'em to work repairing our infrastructure!
Now we can hear some complaints from the bloodsucking municipal unions!
And the same goes for those white collar criminals...pick 'n shovel work...without latte breaks!
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