Putting A Human Face on Pennsylvania’s Illegal Alien Invasion

A Special Message from State Representative Daryl Metcalfe

Dear Friends,

For those who think illegal immigration is just a border state problem think again. With the federal government currently AWOL in fulfi lling its Constitutional responsibilities to protect American lives, property and jobs against the clear and present dangers of illegal immigration, many states and local governments are left with no choice but to take individual action to address this important issue.

While far from all-inclusive, (keep in mind the federal government endeavors to keep all crimes committed by illegal aliens as “classifi ed”), Pennsylvanians should be very alarmed by the more than 3,100 illegal alien invaders documented in this report. Taken directly from testimony at last year’s PA House Republican Policy committee hearings on Illegal Immigration reform and newspaper headlines across the state, the individual incident reports and statistics chronicled in Invasion PA involve ordinary, hardworking Pennsylvanians just like you whose lives have been unnecessarily lost or irreparably damaged due to the federal government’s overwhelming refusal to secure our borders from illegal alien invaders.

Regardless of whether an illegal alien commits other additional and intolerable offenses such as stealing jobs that American citizens supposedly won’t do, identity theft, rape, and even murder, they are all criminals warranting punishment to the fullest extent of the law. Let us never forget that every illegal alien’s very fi rst step across the border is a violation of our federal immigration laws, which makes them foreign invaders that deserve immediate deportation, rather than the dignity and respect of being called immigrants.

It is my hope that putting a human face on these completely avoidable statewide tragedies that should have never occurred on our soil in the fi rst place, will bring about immediate and necessary reforms that law-abiding Pennsylvania citizens expect and deserve.

Pennsylvanians must be made aware of the personal liberties lost, tax dollars wasted and lives destroyed due to the continued presence of illegal aliens. Thankfully, there are several members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in addition to myself who are willing to take the lead on this issue through the National Security Begins at Home package of statewide illegal immigration reform legislation. Article 4, Section 4 of the United States However, in the end, the success of our efforts will depend on the support of individual Pennsylvanians like you. I encourage everyone who wants secure borders and safer communities free of illegal aliens Constitution states that our government to familiarize themselves with the contents of this special report and to visit RepMetcalfe.com and sign the National Security Begins at Home petition today. “shall guarantee to every state in this Union

For Liberty, a Republican form of government and shall protect each of them against INVASION.”

Daryl D. Metcalfe State Representative 12th Legislative District Assault, Battery & Human Traffi cking Operation Return to Sender *Criminal Convictions: weapons, sex offenses, overstayed visas Attempted Homicide Identity Theft Sexual Predators Caught But Released/Illegally Here DUI/Alcohol/License Fraud/Vehicular Manslaughter Illegal Drugs Stolen Jobs/Reduced Wages Welfare Fraud/Social Benefi ts Abuse Firearm Crimes Murder Gang Violence Terrorism Overview Assault, Battery & Attempted Homicide From the Steel City of Pittsburgh, to the coal City of Hazleton, to the 6. Lahaska, Bucks County: Diogenes Fuentes faces numerous charges after he allegedly cut a man at the Peddler’s Village employee housing off Street Road in Lahaska. Court records state governor’s home city of Philadelphia, increasingly documented incidences Fuentes approached fellow employee Ruben Aparicio on the second fl oor and requested a beer. of homicide, identity theft, property theft, serious infectious diseases, drug When Aparicio refused, Fuentes pulled out a box cutter and slashed him in the chest, neck, and hand. Fuentes was arraigned and was being held in jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. Aparicio was treated running, gang violence, human traffi cking, terrorism and growing cost to at St. Mary Medical Center and released. Both Fuentes and Aparicio speak little English and had taxpayers are just some of the most detrimental “imports” being brought little in the way of identifi cation. They are believed to be from Mexico and police were looking into their immigration status. across America’s unsecured borders by illegal aliens. [Source: Courier Times, September 12, 2007]

7. Adams Township: A Beaver County man was accused of threatening to kill several township police 1. There are now an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 illegal aliens in Pennsylvania. offi cers after becoming enraged when police arrested his co-worker on an immigration violation. Armando Garcia Escobedo, of Monaca was charged with making terroristic threats, hindering apprehension or prosecution, obstructing the administration of law, resisting arrest and disorderly [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy conduct. He was arrested at an Indian Meadows job site, where township police already had a Committee, July 18, 2006] suspected illegal alien in custody. [Source: Butler Eagle, September 4, 2007]

2. The common belief that illegal aliens enter the country simply to work hard and make 8. Warren: State police arrested three illegal aliens in Warren County after responding to a report of a betterbetter lifelife forfor themselvesthemselves and/orand/or ttheirheir familiesfamilies iiss iinvalidnvalid bbecauseecause ttheirheir iillegalllegal eentryntry two Honduran illegal aliens attacking a Mexican illegal alien at Buckaloons Campgrounds. State Police automaticallyautomatically leadsleads tthemhem ttoo ccommitommit aadditionaldditional iillegalllegal aandnd ccriminalriminal aacts.cts. contacted immigration authorities and took them to Erie County Jail for deportation. The illegal aliens had been previously living in North Carolina. [Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, August 6, 2007] [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, July 18, 2006] 9. Easton: Juan Arreola, a Mexican illegal alien faces assault and battery charges for kicking and punching his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son and knocking him unconscious. The 20-year-old illegal alien faces assault charges. Between June 7 and June 10, he kicked the toddler who fell and hit his 3. In some areas, 12 percent of felonies, 25 percent of burglaries and 34 percent of head. On June 10, he punched the boy twice in the chest to keep him from going to sleep. thefts areare committedcommitted bbyy iillegalllegal aliens.aliens. [Source: Pennlive.com - The Express Times, July 27, 2007] 10. Oxford: Five illegal aliens were charged with attempted homicide after they allegedly attacked [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy and stabbed three other men inside a borough restaurant. An all-night investigation by police after Committee, July 18, 2006] the attack led to the arrests of Agustin Chavez, Miguel Chavez-Medrano, Javier Chavez-Medrano, Jose Manuel Zavala-Lopez, and Jose Antonio Aya-Zavala. [Source: Andrew Cannnarasa, DailyLocal.com, Arrest in Stabbing Case ] 4. The most common crimes committed by illegal aliens include identity theft, use of fraudulentfraudulent SocialSocial SSecurityecurity nnumbersumbers aandnd ggreenreen ccards,ards, ddrivingriving wwithoutithout llicensesicenses aandnd ddrugrug 11. Easton: Juan Carlos Benevidas-Yanes , an illegal alien from El Salvador, was arrested for distributiondistribution andand possession.possession. hitting Miguel Hernandez in the head with a brick or similar object causing life-threatening injuries. Another illegal alien, Martin Benitez-Reyes, was detained in the county prison by ICE in connection with the beating. [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy [Source: Morning Call, January 2, 2007] Committee, July 18, 2006] 12. North Hills: A group of nine South American illegal aliens detained after a traffi c stop may be connected to a string of home invasion robberies in the communities of Forward, McCandless, 5. The federal government keeps information on crimes committed by illegal aliens as Cranberry and White Oak. In one of the fi nal home invasions, Freda Dale, 89, died of a heart attack “classifi“classifi ed.”ed.” after four men dressed as utility workers tied up and beat her and her husband, Shannon Dale, in their Peters home. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 27, 2003] [Source: Kathleen Appell, Citizens of PA for Immigration Control and Enforcement, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, July 27, 2006] DUI/Alcohol, License Fraud, Vehicular Manslaughter DUI/Alcohol, License Fraud, Vehicular Manslaughter

13. Philadelphia: Juan Ordonez-Cortez and Erick Salinas-Bonilla, alleged illegal aliens from Mexico, 20. Troy: Seven illegal aliens were taken into custody following a traffi c stop in September 2006. They werewere chargedcharged iinn cconnectiononnection wwithith 11,000,000 ccounterfeitounterfeit DVDsDVDs aandnd CCDsDs ffoundound iinn ttheirheir vvan.an. OOrdonez-rdonez- were believed to be Hondurans. CortezCortez waswas ddrivingriving oonn RRouteoute 2222 iinn SSoutheastoutheast wwithoutithout lightslights on.on. PolicePolice foundfound 11,000,000 CCDsDs aandnd DDVDs,VDs, [Source: The Daily & Sunday Review, October 23, 2006] $2,048$2,048 iinn cashcash aandnd ccopiesopies ooff ssalesales rreceipts.eceipts. MMenen wwereere cchargedharged wwithith fi rrst-degreest-degree ffailureailure ttoo ddiscloseisclose thethe originorigin ofof a recordingrecording device,device, a ffelony.elony. OOrdonez-Cortezrdonez-Cortez aalsolso wwasas cchargedharged wwithith ddrivingriving a vvehicleehicle 21. Towanda: On October 22, 2006, Luis Ordonez and Ernan Sfajardo, both illegal aliens from Ecuador withoutwithout lightslights andand drivingdriving withoutwithout a validvalid license,license, infractions.infractions. TheThe mmenen wwereere hheldeld oonn $$25,00025,000 bbailail were arrested by police when the car they were driving was weaving erratically down York Avenue. or $50,000 bond. [Source: The Daily & Sunday Review, October 23, 2006] [Source: The Journal News, Feburary 15, 2008] 22. Gettysburg: On September 24, 2006, Genaro Moreno-Pineda was arrested for a DUI on Route 234 14. York County: A littering complaint along I-83 in York County led police to the discovery of 14 at Fairgrounds Road in Menallen Twp. It was this illegal alien’s fourth DUI arrest in two years. He illegalillegal aliensaliens ridingriding inin a FordFord F-250F-250 pickup.pickup. TheThe driver,driver, MiguelMiguel BarajasBarajas HHuertauerta ooff BBaltimorealtimore wwasas was placed in Adams County Adult Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail. chargedcharged wwithith drivingdriving underunder thethe inflinfl uence,uence, restrictionsrestrictions oonn aalcoholiclcoholic bbeverages,everages, ddrivingriving wwithoutithout a license,license, llitteringittering andand transportingtransporting passengerspassengers inin anan openopen truck.truck. HuertaHuerta waswas thethe onlyonly USUS citizencitizen [Source: Gettysburg Times, October 2, 2006] andand oonene ooff ttwowo ppeopleeople wwhoho sspokepoke EEnglish.nglish. PPoliceolice ffoundound nnumerousumerous bbeereer ccansans iinn tthehe ccabinabin aandnd bbeded 23. Bucks: Carlos Huanga-Reyes, an illegal alien from Ecuador, is serving a one to two year sentence ofof tthehe trucktruck – correspondingcorresponding wwithith drivers’drivers’ ccomplaintsomplaints ooff ppeopleeople tthrowinghrowing ccansans oontonto tthehe hhighwayighway for the November 28, 2005 hit and run death of 14-year-old Rasheen Newkirk from Bensalem. fromfrom a ttruck.ruck. TTheyhey ffoundound sseveneven iillegalllegal aaliensliens iinn tthehe ttruck’sruck’s bbeded aandnd aanothernother 8 iinsidenside tthehe ccabin.abin. A RabbittransitRabbittransit busbus transportedtransported themthem toto thethe YorkYork CountyCounty PrisonPrison wherewhere HuertaHuerta andand thethe 1414 illegalillegal Huenga-Reyes had obtained a temporary registration for his car and insurance paperwork from aliensaliens aarere bbeingeing detained.detained. TheThe investigationinvestigation hashas beenbeen turnedturned overover toto ICE.ICE. a temporary tag agency in Penndel, even though he was carrying an expired international drivers [Source; www.ydr.com, September 8, 2007 ] permit from Ecuador. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department is investigating how his insurance paperwork was obtained. 15. Butler Township: Police stopped four suspected illegal aliens traveling in a sport utility vehicle for [Source: Courier Times, September 6, 2006] speeding.speeding. TThehe ssuspectsuspects iincludenclude ttwowo mmenen ffromrom MMexico,exico, oonene ffromrom GGuatemala,uatemala, aandnd a wwomanoman ffromrom ElEl SSalvador.alvador. PPoliceolice nnotedoted tthathat tthehe ooccupantsccupants wwereere iinn a vvehicleehicle rregisteredegistered ooutut ooff SSouthouth CCarolinaarolina aandnd 24. Tinicium: Madrid Julio David Xiloj, an illegal alien from Guatemala, did not have a valid drivers withwith IndianaIndiana licenselicense pplates.lates. AAllll ffourour ssuspectsuspects aadmitteddmitted ttheyhey wwereere iinn tthehe UUnitednited SStatestates iillegallyllegally andand license when his car collided with a motorcycle and killed 24-year-old Steven Ketterer on July 9, 2005. werewere workingworking forfor a Texas-basedTexas-based ccleaningleaning ccompany.ompany. [Source: Courier Times, September 6, 2006] [Source: Butler Eagle, August 7, 2007] 25. Scranton: Michael Seeback died from severe burns and injuries suffered in an automobile accident. 16. Clarion County: State Police made a traffi c stop on I-80 and discovered a group of illegal aliens Police said Bruno Hernandez-Mendoza, an illegal alien from Mexico, failed to stop behind stalled fromfrom MMexicoexico wwhoho ccouldould nnotot pproviderovide eevidencevidence tthathat ttheyhey wwereere aallowedllowed ttoo bbee iinn tthehe ccountry.ountry. traffi c on southbound Route 307 at around 5 p.m. on December 30, 2005, causing a chain reaction [Source: KDKA, June 25, 2007 ] of accidents when his van struck Mr. Seeback’s car, which then struck two other vehicles before bursting into fl ames. Four other people were sent to the hospital with moderate injuries as a result 17. Pittsburgh: A truck and trailer pulled over by Pittsburgh Police near the Fort Pitt Tunnel along thethe high-traffihigh-traffi c,c, ParkwayParkway WestWest forfor non-operationalnon-operational trailertrailer lights,lights, anan unsecuredunsecured trailertrailer hitchhitch andand of this multi-vehicle crash which closed down the intersection, about three miles south of Lake anan illegalillegal licenselicense pplatelate containedcontained sixsix illegalillegal aliensaliens fromfrom EEll SSalvadoralvador aandnd HHondurasonduras wwhoho wwereere Scranton, for four hours. It was later discovered that Bruno was speeding and his blood alcohol employedemployed bbyy anan Verizon,Verizon, Inc.Inc. subcontractor.subcontractor. level was nearly twice the legal limit. [Source: Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, June 3, 2007 ] [Source: Scranton Times Tribune, December 31, 2005] 18. Hazleton: Four individuals led police on a high speed chase through downtown Hazleto City 26. Langhorne: Stephen McErlean, an Irish citizen whose temporary visa expired in 2001, was policepolice aarrestedrrested ffourour mmen,en, iincludingncluding 3 iillegalllegal aaliensliens ffollowingollowing tthehe cchase.hase. TThehe ddriver,river, KKleverlever JJuanaciouanacio awaiting deportation after stealing a case of bottled water from the Langhorne-Middletown Fire anan illegalillegal alienalien fromfrom EcuadorEcuador wwhoho wwasas rresidingesiding iinn BBrooklyn,rooklyn, NNewew YYork,ork, wwasas cchargedharged wwithith Co. station and providing alcohol to a minor. drunkendrunken driving,driving, fl eeingeeing andand eluding,eluding, providingproviding falsefalse identifiidentifi cationcation andand severalseveral otherother vehiclevehicle codecode [Source: Courier Times, September 6, 2006] violations.violations. HHee wwasas ssentent ttoo tthehe LLuzerneuzerne CCountyounty CorrectionalCorrectional Facility.Facility. PassengersPassengers PazualPazual PerezPerez andand JoseJose AAlberto-Perez,lberto-Perez, bbothoth illegalillegal aliensaliens residingresiding inin Hazleton,Hazleton, werewere chargedcharged withwith publicpublic drunkenness,drunkenness, 27. Hazleton: Three young men were stopped and charged with underage drinking and disorderly issuedissued ccitationsitations aandnd rreleasedeleased aafterfter a mmiscommunicationiscommunication bbetweenetween llocalocal aandnd ffederalederal ooffiffi ccials.ials. conduct along McKinkley Street. They admitted to being illegal aliens and ICE was called to come Passenger Juan Fuentes, an illegal alien residing in Hazleton Township was charged with resisting pick them up for deportation. arrestarrest andand ppublicublic drunkenness.drunkenness. HHee wwasas aalsolso ssentent ttoo tthehe LLuzerneuzerne CCountyounty CCorrectionalorrectional FFacility.acility. [Source: Standard-Speaker, July 11, 2006] [Source: Times Leader, April 15, 2007] 28. Newtown Township: Javier Ramirez, an illegal alien from Mexico was stopped for driving with 19. Westmoreland County: While driving a tractor-trailer from Gaithersburg, Maryland, Sam expired registration and inspection stickers, and a counterfeit license in August 2006. He was taken Thompson,Thompson, aann iillegalllegal aalienlien ffromrom GGhana,hana, rrear-endedear-ended a ccarar oonn tthehe PPAA TTurnpikeurnpike oonn FFebruaryebruary 88,, 22007,007, to Bucks County prison to await pickup by ICE. killingkilling HonduranHonduran diplomatdiplomat NuriaNuria OrtizOrtiz Navarro.Navarro. [Source: Courier Times, September 6, 2006] [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, February 9, 2007] 29. Pittsburgh: ICE agents arrested 44 illegal aliens following three separate PA State Police traffi c Update: Thompson was acquitted of criminal charges, but is being held in York County Prison until immigration stops—making 145 illegal aliens arrested since March 1, 2005. offi cials decide whether he will be deported to Ghana. Thompson entered the country legally on a one-month visitor’s [Source: ICE, News Release, April 5, 2005] visa in 1997. He took no action to renew the visa or seek permanent legal status for the next four years. [Sources: ghanaweb.com and pittsburghlive.com, Sept.ember 25, 2007] Firearm Crimes Identity Theft 30. Wilkes-Barre: OOnn JulyJuly 10,10, 20062006 thethe bailbail forfor anan illegalillegal alienalien accusedaccused ofof tryingtrying toto grabgrab a policepolice offioffi cer’scer’s 39. Often illegal aliens acknowledge almost immediately that they are here illegally, strongly fi rearm during an arrest was reduced from $25,000 to $10,000. The suspect was released and is now free. indicating that merely violating our nation’s immigration laws is not enough to warrant [Source: Standard-Speaker, July 11, 2006] prosecution or deportation. [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy 31. Hazleton: A 14-year-old illegal alien fi red a gun into the Pine Street Playground. Committee, July 18, 2006] [Source: Associated Press, June 19, 2006] 40. When illegal aliens are arrested, they often have four or fi ve names as well as four or fi ve birth dates, making it nearly impossible to know whether they have outstanding warrants in another Gang Violence state for serious crimes. [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy 32. A growing problem exists nationwide and in Pennsylvania with regard to illegal alien gangs, including Committee, July 18, 2006] the notorious MS-13 gang fromfrom EEll SSalvador,alvador, wwhichhich iiss kknownnown fforor ddealingealing ddrugsrugs aandnd kkillingilling ccops.ops. [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy 41. Form 1099 abuse (used to report wages for independent contractors) can involve many crimes, Committee,Committee, JJulyuly 18,18, 2006.]2006.] including tax evasion, mail/insurance fraud, grand theft, wage-and-hour violations, money laundering and racketeering/RICO activity. In many places and market sectors, the construction 33. Hazleton: Police Detective Christopher Orozco, testifi ed that fi ve of the 15 people with gang affi liations industry has descended into a cash-only business, often spurring other kinds of crime. he arrested since May 2006 were illegal aliens. The fi ve arrested were members of different gangs, [Source: Louis Gilberti, Council Representative for the Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council of Carpenters, Testimony before including MS-13, The Latin Kings, DDP (Dominicans Don’t Play), Trinitarios and the East Side Gang. Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, August 2, 2006] [Source: Times Leader, March 22, 2007] 42. Bruce De Cell of 9/11 Families for a Secure America has used a fraudulent Mexican Matricular Card on several occasions to board planes and enter government buildings. He obtained the Human Traffi cking card on the street in California. He has used it to enter the Department of Homeland Security 34. It is estimated that, internationally, between 800,000 and 900,000 persons are traffi cked annually, headquarters in Washington, D.C. and the New York State Attorney General’s offi ce in Manhattan, and approximately 20,000 end up as slaves in the United States. and to board airplanes in Newark and San Diego, despite the fact that the FBI testifi ed at a [Source: Nancy Staible, Pennsylvania State Director, Concerned Women of America, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Congressional hearing that this card is not a secure ID and that it generates terrorist funding. RepublicanRepublican PolicyPolicy Committee,Committee, JulyJuly 18,18, 2006]2006] [Source: Bruce De Cell, 9/11 Families for Secure America, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, July 18, 2006.]

35. The CIA reports that Philadelphia is rapidly becoming one of America’s most frequently used 43. Wilkes-Barre Township: Saul Sanchez Molina, also known as Jose Antonio Quintero, was picked human traffi cking gateways. In 2004, a Pennsylvania lawyer was charged with imprisoning up for shoplifting at Wal-Mart. Police discovered he was using at least fi ve different names and he two Honduran women that he met through magazine ads. He was also accused of abusing the admitted he was from Mexico and is in the US illegally. He is now behind bars on just over $17,000 women’s children in his home, as well as imprisoning other foreign women. bail and police expect that he will be deported. [Source: Nancy Staible, Pennsylvania State Director, Concerned Women of America, Testimony before Pennsylvania House [Source: Police Say Man arrested for Shoplifting in US Illegally – May 24, 2007 – http://pahomepage.com/content/fulltext/ RepublicanRepublican PolicyPolicy Committee,Committee, JulyJuly 18,18, 2006]2006] ?cid=18116]

36. Harrisburg: According to federal prosecutors, eight Indian citizens and a naturalized American 44. Monroeville: Police apprehended two Romanian illegal aliens during an East Coast ATM fraud were indicted for smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States through Thailand. spree. Vasile Ciocan and Romulus Pasca were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy, A federal grand jury said that over the past 5 years the defendants brought a dozen immigrants bank fraud,fraud, aannd aggravated identity-theft charges. They are accused of taking part in a scheme into the US in a scheme that involved false passports and fabricated documents. Eight were that attached card-reading devices to automated teller machines and gleaned personal information arrested Dec 5 in Chicago and PA, while the ninth, Rajesh Katwa of the Chicago area is considered used to make counterfeit cards. The illegal aliens, who were living Canada, were caught with a fugitive. Naresh Patel, 45; continued conspiring to smuggle illegal immigrants while serving a approxinmately 20 counterfeit cards and are believed to be a part of a larger operation working to six-month sentence at the federal prison in Lewisburg for cigarette smuggling. Patel is a native of alter ATMS in Georgia, Virginia and possibly elsewhere. India who is a naturalized US citizen. Also named in the indictment was Sandipkumar Patel [Source: Tribune-Review, May 10, 2007] [Source:Source: AAssociatedssociated PPress,ress, DDecemberecember 116,6, 22007]007] 37. York: Busted sex slave ring smuggled Korean women into the country and then forced them to 45. Dublin: Demetrio Romero and Kevin Enderson were charged March 4 with disorderly conduct work in brothels along the East Coast to pay off their travel debts. Local police raided Oasis Spa in and taken into custody after police discovered they were illegal aliens with multiple fake birth February and September 2005. In both cases, women who were working in the spa were arrested dates. Romero also had an active arrest warrant from New York City. and charged with prostitution. [Source: The Intelligencer, April 11, 2007] [Source: York Daily Record August 18, 2006] 46. Norristown: Police arrested a man believed to be producing fraudulent identifi cation cards for 38. Hazleton: Juaquine F. Robledo-Salas, an illegal alien from Mexico, could receive up to 5 years in illegal aliens in the area. Solome Melandez Lopez, 24, faces records, forgery and ID theft charges. prison and deported after pleading guilty to transporting 13 other illegal Mexican aliens in May 2003. [Source: Times Herald, August 31, 2006] [Source: Pennlive.com, July 14, 2005] Identity Theft Illegal Drugs 47. Slippery Rock: Julio Jimenez used a social security number belonging to David Rascioli 53. Moscow, Lackawanna County: Bedri Mema was arrested on felony charges, including possession (Sturbridge, Massachusetts) while working for 21st Century Framing of Atwater, Ohio. In addition with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana. He is accused of growing 90 marijuana plants to Jimenez, others working on the Slippery Rock University construction project were also in his basement. In total, 45 pounds of marijuana (street value between $135,000 and $225,000) suspected of having fraudulent or stolen identifi cation, including: were seized. Mr. Mema may face additional charges after a small amount of marijuana was found in a 3-year-old child’s bedroom. Authorities also seized three handguns in the master bedroom, • Aurielio Jernandez had a number that belonged to an 86-year-old Ohio man who died in 1991. living room and kitchen. Also arrested on unrelated immigration charges was Sowm Morris of • Esteban Arguello had a number belonging to a 72-year-old woman in Rocky Hill, Conneticut. Jamaica, who was residing at the same address. He was taken to the county prison and remains on • No government records could be found for the Social Security numbers of Darwin Valesqueza, hold with ICE. Javier Dimas and Mario Torres. [Source: Scranton Times-Tribune Review, October 16, 2007] • Rene Castillo Jr. used a number belonging to a 44-year-old woman from Tulia, Texas. • Jose Martinez Serano and Jose Manuel Lizardo…neither man had Social Security numbers 54. Hazleton: Authorities charged 40 people, including suspected illegal aliens and gang members, according to payroll records. with bringing cocaine from New York. Police offi cers arrested 33 members of the group, which is • Mario Navarro, an illegal alien, had been living in the United States illegally for 15 years. accused of distributing $31 million worth of the drug over three years. The ring hauled in more [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, July 23, 2006] than $200,000 per week. [Source: Associated Press , September 7, 2007] 48. Northampton County: Jamie Vasquez, an illegal alien from Mexico, was placed under arrest by the Northampton County District Attorneys offi ce on the charge of identity theft on June 10, 2006. Mr. Vasquez later admitted to purchasing an illegal resident alien card and a fraudulent social security card in 55. East Hanover Township: Salvadoralvador SSandoval,andoval, a MMexicanexican nnationalational wwhoho aalreadylready hhadad bbeeneen ddeportedeported New York City for $60. At the time of his arrest he was working for Frito Lay in Easton, Pennsylvania. once, was arrested on July 26, 2007 at the EconoLodge in East Hanover Township with nearly 150 lbs of [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy marijuana. After receiving permission to search his vehicle, detectives found two 63 lbs bales of marijuana Committee, July 18, 2006] wrapped in plastic and one 20 lbs brick of marijuana. They also seized a digital scale and packaging materials and confi scated $4,240 he had in his possession. Sandoval was charged with possession of 49. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newark, New Jersey: The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s marijuana with intent to manufacture or deliver and a count of possession of drug paraphernalia. offi ce dismantled a criminal organization that provided hundreds of Pennsylvania drivers’ licenses [Source: Patriot-News, August 7, 2007] to illegal aliens and others who wanted to obtain false ids. The organization was also providing illegal aliens with Puerto Rican birth certifi cates and social security cards obtained from the original owners. Also arrested and charged with conspiracy were Laura Moraga, an illegal alien 56. Harrisburg: A Mexican doctor, Jose L. Covarrubia, was arrested at the border as he tried to enter the living in South Bound Brook, New Jersey and Bath, Pennsylvania and Carlos Castro Matamoros, US, the same day he was indicted in connection with a marijuana-dealing ring based in Harrisburg. He an illegal alien with addresses in Bogota, New Jersey and Glenolden, Pennsylvania. surgically removed the fi ngerprints of Marc George, a codefendant named in the drug indictment. He [Source: ICE News Release, September 27, 2005] is believed to have done the surgery to others as well. He is a Mexican citizen but lives in both Nogales, Mexico and Nogales, AZ. The charges are the result of an investigation into a Harrisburg-based drug 50. Northampton County: In November 2004, Judge Leonard Zito refused to impose any period of ring for which 34 people have been charged and 27 have pleaded guilty or are expected to plead guilty. incarceration of 14 illegal aliens who had stolen and used false Social Security Numbers of law [Source: Associated Press, May 11, 2007] abiding citizens. Zito stated that the defendants should never have been arrested in the fi rst place because the men committed identity theft “strictly for the purpose of working.” [Source: Fox News, November 2004] 57. Moon Township: Eight illegal aliens were arrested after a raid at an apartment on March 23, 2007. They were charged with being in the country illegally and then additional charges of drug traffi cking 51. Northampton County: On July 21, 2002, Detective Robert Miklich came upon 12 illegal aliens were tacked on when 6 oz. of “black tar heroin,” drug money, and other drug records were found. from Mexico working at several local companies with a number of bogus and invalid Social [Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, April 4, 2007] Security numbers, including one belonging to a kindergarten student and another belonging to an individual born in 1888 and who died in 1941. ICE discourages this type of investigation. [Source: John M. Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy 58. Hazleton: Police Detective Jason Zola, testifi ed that 10 of 30 people arrested by the narcotics Committee, July 18, 2006] division on drug charges in 2006 were illegal aliens. [Source: Times Leader, March 22, 2007] 52. Scranton: Oswaldo Tafoya, a Mexican illegal alien was apprehended with 10 counterfeit Social Security cards and a counterfeit Alien Registration Card bearing his name. [Source: ICE Press Release, September 23, 2004] 59. Upper Darby: Police determined that a dead man found hog-tied, bludgeoned and burning in a dumpster in February 2006 was an illegal alien from Jamaica who was slain possibly in a drug dispute. Detectives suspect him as a marijuana dealer. [Source: Philadelphia Daily News, February 16, 2007] Illegal Drugs Murder

60. Philadelphia: Alvaro Ramos-Gonzalez, an illegal alien, was sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal 66. A February 2007 report from Family Security Matters (FSM) Foundation, Inc. revealed that prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 600 lbs of cocaine in March the estimated 2,158 murders committed by illegal aliens every year in the United States has 2003. He also pleaded guilty to a count of illegal re-entry into the United States, after having been now killed more American citizens than the Iraq War—accounting for 15 percent of murders previously been deported after a conviction for an aggravated assault. reported nationally by the FBI and three times the representation of illegal aliens accounted [Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 2006] for in the general population. All totaled, the FSM report estimates that the 267,000 illegal aliens currently incarcerated in the United States are responsible for nearly 1,300,000 crimes, ranging from drug arrests to rape and murder. [Source: FamilySecurityMatters.org, February 16, 2007] 61. Chester County: Rogelio Ortega and nine other illegal aliens were charged with a 50-count conspiracy indictment to distribute approximately 300 lbs of methamphetamine and more than 300 67. Wilkes-Barre: Police arrested illegal alien Anstacio Sanchez-Miranda who is accused of murdering kilos of cocaine. Humberto Preciado Avila and Pedra Guitierrez negotiated purchase and delivery Juan Manuel Guevara, Rosario Europa, and Gerardo Lopez-Garcia in Woodbridge, Virginia. Two of large quantities of meth and cocaine to the southern Chester Co. area. Victor Ortega supervised other men aalsolso reportedly shot by Miranda were hospitalized. Five children ranging from age 2-7 workers including defendants Jose Luis Ortega, Jose Luis Vasquez, Rolando Martes-Ortega and were in the house at the time of the shooting but were not hurt. A court record search found that Isidro Cortez- Melendez, who were responsible for cutting, packaging, storing and delivery of Miranda was previously arrested, but not deported, for Driving Under the Infl uence and for a meth and cocaine. The two remaining illegal aliens identifi ed as Rogelio Ortega and Mark Cole. malicious wounding offense. [Source; Fox News 5, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2007] They were all members of Ortega Drug Traffi cking Organization. [Source: SOPnewswire, October 24, 2006] 68. Philadelphia: On July 29, 2000, Iriana DeJesus, 5, was abducted and brutally murdered in Hunting Park, Philadelphia by a baby-faced Honduran, illegal alien drifter originally known only as “Carlos”. The innocent child had been raped, strangled, wrapped in a trash bag, and left under some heavy rolls of carpeting in an apartment building nearby. Homicide investigators recently 62. Northampton County: Luis Antonio King, an illegal alien from Panama, is serving a three-to six- identifi ed Carlos by his real name of Alexis Flores through a DNA database. However, Flores’ year sentence in a state prison for traffi cking heroin in 2004. whereabouts are unknown since he was deported back to Honduras in June 2005. He is currently [Source: Courier Times, September 6, 2006] on America’s Most Wanted list. [Source: www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cm?id=44983]

69. Stroud, Monroe County: Anvel Cruz was found in Dansbury Park on August 8 and arrested 63. Birdsboro: On August 30, 2006, ICE agents arrested four individuals and seized roughly 726 lbs of after he was detained for not providing identifi cation. Police learned Cruz was wanted in Oaxaca, Mexico, for aggravated homicide. Cruz was turned over to immigration authorities on August 9. marijuana in eastern Pennsylvania. Two of the individuals arrested, Felix Lopez and Leodegario [Source: www.poconorecord.com, Aug. 16, 2007] Jaimes, were illegal aliens from Mexico. [Source: ICE New Release, September 1, 2006] 70. Hazleton: An illegal alien accused of fatally stabbing a 44-year-old New York City father of two and brother of an NYPD offi cer was nabbed in West Hazleton on August 8, 2007. This arrest marked the seventh time in 2007 that a murder suspect from either a big city or different state was 64. Hazleton: Illegal alien Jesus Rivera-Santos and three other males were arrested when they were arrested in Luzerne County. observed by police selling drugs to several individuals at the Pine Street Playground. [Source: Times Leader, August 9, 2007] [Source: Standard Speaker, July 16, 2006] Update: 19-year-old Rocca Mejia Cinto was returned to New York to face 2nd degree murder and weapons charges. [Source:[Source: IIllegalllegal AAlienlien ttoo SStandtand TTrialrial fforor AAttemptedttempted MMurder,urder, SSept.ept. 110,0, 22007007 - ppahomepage.com]ahomepage.com] 65. Philadelphia: Rosa Lucero Mora-Lopez, an illegal alien from Colombia, was deported after serving 108 months for kidnapping a young girl and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. [Source: ICE News Release, May 2, 2005] 71. Strausstown: Miguel Angel Torres-Zendejas, an illegal alien from Mexico, is accused of fatally stabbing Fidencio San Agustin San Juan, an illegal alien from Mexico in Raleigh NorthNorth CarolinaCarolina was apprehended while driving along Route 78 in Strausstown, BBerkserks County. Members of San Juan’s family believe Zendejas smuggled him in from Mexico. [Source: WRAL.com, July 3, 2007]

72. Altoona: Miguell Padilla, an illegal alien previously arrested on a domestic dispute but not deported, gunned down three men outside the United Veterans Association Club bar on August 27, 2005. This case is believed to be the fi rst-ever triple homicide in Altoona. Padilla’s trial and death penalty conviction cost Pennsylvania taxpayers no less than $70,000. Total expenses included: jury and expert witness pay, additional charges to house, feed and bus alternative jurors into Blair County and $5,000 in overtime costs for extra sheriff’s deputies. [Sources: WRTA.com, October 19 2006 and Worldnet Daily, August 30, 2005] Murder Operation Return to Sender and Other Crimes 73. Hazleton: Two illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic were charged with shooting and killing Involving Multiple Illegal Aliens a 29-year-old man near his East Chestnut Street home on May 10, 2005. Pedro Cabrera, the main suspect arrested in the homicide of Derek Kichline, was also a member of the Latin Kings gang. 77. Norristown, RReadingeading andand PPittsburgh:ittsburgh: In April 2007, ICE offi cers worked with local law [Source: Times Leader, June 15, 2006] enforcement to round up 61 criminal and illegal aliens in Norristown, Reading and Pittsburgh. Native countries of the illegal aliens arrested included: Brazil, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Update: Charges against Cabrera for the Kichline murder were dropped due to lack of witnesses. On Guatemala, Honduras, Lebanon, Mexico, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom: Monday, September 10, 2007, he was in court to face a magistrate in connection with a brutal stabbing in April 2006. He is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault for stabbing Damian Justofi n at • 11 of those arrested had criminal records that included sexual abuse, endangering the welfare of a Hazleton apartment. The victim was stabbed and severely hurt in the chest and internal organs. Cabrera a minor, theft, motor vehicle violations, narcotics violations and driving under the infl uence. remains behind bars and a trial date has not been set. [Source: llegal Alien to Stand Trial for Attempted Murder – Sept 10, 2007 – pahomepage.com] • In Reading, a search of the residence of two Mexican brothers, Cauhtemoc Solorio Rojas and Leonel Solorio Rojas uncovered drugs and weapons, including a Chinese AK-47, rifl es, sawed-off shotguns, 74. Sunbury: Fredil O. Fuentas, an illegal alien from Honduras, faces life in prison without parole a large quantity of marijuana, ammunition, $71,000 in cash and numerous fraudulent documents. for the June 2005 killing of 20-year-old Carly Snyder of Milton. Fuentes, who lived next door bludgeoned Snyder to death with four different knives. [Source: TimesHerald.com, April 10, 2007] [Source: Daily Item, May 13, 2006] 78. Pennsylvania & Delaware: On September 20, 2006 federal agents arrested more than 115 illegal 75. Philadelphia: ICE offi cers apprehended illegal alien John Edward Anthony McNicholl who fl ed to the aliens from 29 countries: United States after being charged in Northern Ireland for his role in the July 1975 ambush of two Royal • 55 were arrested in Philadelphia Ulster Constabulary police offi cers. One of the offi cers was killed; the other seriously wounded. • 26 were arrested in Lancaster, Chambersburg, Reading and Allentown [Source: ICE News Release – July 21, 2003] • 22 in Pittsburgh • Three in Allenwood, near Williamsport 76. Bensalem: Illegal alien Eui Soon Cho admitted to killing her 24-year-old niece, Katherine Lee with • Nine in Northern Delaware a hammer in 2004. • At least a dozen had criminal convictions for weapons and sex offenses, while many others had [Source: Cybersleuths.com] overstayed visas or had no documentation at all.

[Source: Associated Press, September 20, 2006]

79. Philadelphia: ICE deported more than 700 illegal aliens throughout 2005: • 181 of which had criminal convictions ranging from rape, kidnapping, drug smuggling, assault, burglary and fraud.

• Each of the aliens deported was a citizen of either Peru, Ecuador, Australia, Jamaica, Philippines, El Salvador, Egypt, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Venezuela, Kenya, Guatemala, Korea, Lebanon, Brazil, Colombia, Belize, Hong Kong or China.

[Source: Associated Press, September 20, 2006 & ICE.gov]

80. Pittsburgh: ICE agents arrested more than 1,000 illegal aliens in 2005.

[Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, July 2006] Sexual Predators Sexual Predators 81. Deborah Schurman-Kaufl in of the Violent Crimes Institute recentlyrecently conductedconducted a yyear-longear-long studystudy ofof 90. Selinsgrove: Mr. Ming Feng Liu, also known as Tsai Liu, and Ms. Tan Ewe Bee, appeared at a 1,500 illegal aliens who committed sex crimes between 1999 and 2006, revealing that an astonishing “35 preliminary hearing before District Judge Edward Mihalik Jr. on charges that Bee performed sexual percent of these criminals were child molesters, 24 percent were rapists, and 41 percent werewere sexsex aandnd acts for money and Liu promoted prostitution and benefi ted fi nancially from the business. The serial murderers. Eighty-one percent were abusing alcohol or drugs when they committed their Department of Immigration and Customs has placed a detainer on both Mr. Tsai and Ms. Tan, crimes. In 22 percent of the sex crimes, illegal aliens attacked the physically or mentally disabled.” both of whom may be in the United States illegally, police said. In the event either is released from [Source: R. Cort Kirkwood, “Family Values”: Illegal Aliens and Their Sex Crimes, Chronicles Magazine, April 2007] custody, he or she will be automatically turned over to federal agents. [Source: The Daily Item, August 18, 2007] 82. In addition, Kaufl in’s study found that 63 percent ofof tthehe “illegal“illegal alienalien sexsex fi endsends werewere previously deported for another offense and there was an average of 3 years of committing crimes such as DUI, assaults, or drug related offenses prior to being apprehended for a sexual offense.” 91. Philadelphia: Mahamu D. Kanneh, an illegal alien from Liberia previously held on charges of [Source: R. Cort Kirkwood, “Family Values”: Illegal Aliens and Their Sex Crimes, Chronicles Magazine, April 2007] repeatedly raping and molesting a 7-year-old girl , was rearrested after missing a court hearing to reinstate his rape charges. 83. Since “Operation Predator” began in 2003, the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Source: Fox News , August 8, 2007] (ICE) Bureau has arrested more than 9,300 child molesters nationwide. [Source: R. Cort Kirkwood, “Family Values”: Illegal Aliens and Their Sex Crimes, Chronicles Magazine, April 2007] 902 Collingdale: Police arrested an illegal alien for raping a 5-year-old girl. Julio Cruz, 28, was living on the 84. Stroudsburg: A jury convicted South American illegal alien Milton Saula Rivera man on all street along with his Delaware County-native girlfriend. They were taken in by a good samaritan. Cruz changes for having sexual contact with his 12-year-old step daughter in 2006. Rivera could serve allegedly walked into the bedroom of the daughter and raped her. The 5-year-old ran to her mother’s up to 40 years in prison for each of the two most serious convictions of raping a child and deviate room. When police arrived, Cruz gave a fake name and claimed to speak no English. A fi ngerprint sexual intercourse. An migration detainer has also been placed against him and he likely faces check revealed Cruz’s identity, as well as the fact he was listed as a “deportable alien” by the Immigration deporation after completing his sentence. Department. He is being held on $100,000 cash bail and facing 11 counts including the rape charge. [Source: Pocono RRecordecord, JanuaryJanuary 10,10, 2008]2008] [Source: KYW News Radio 1060 Philadelphia , July 6, 2007] 85. York: Illegal alien Victor M.. Lopez is wanted by the York City Police Department on charges of involuntary sexual deviate intercourse and statutory sexual assault. 93. Stroudsburg, Monroe County: 47-year-old Julio Tolentino, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, [Source: VictimsofIllegalAliens.org] was arrested for indecent exposure and open lewdness. He was observed masturbating as he stood in the open doorway of room six of the Flowerfi eld Motel on West Main Street, Stroud 86. Scranton: Police say Jose Orellana, an illegal alien from Honduras, had inappropriate contact with a 10-year-old girl. Orlellana was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent Township by the 44-year-old victim. The doorway was open to the public view of a common area assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors. He was sent to Lackawanna and approximately 30 yards from a pool occupied by two adults and several children. He was County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail. arraigned and bail was set at $50,000. A detainer was placed on him by ICE. [Source: The Times-Tribune, November 8, 2007] [Source: Pocono Record, June 28, 2007]

87. Adams County: Charges were dropped against a illegal alien residing in New Oxford, Adams 94. Harrisburg: Police arrested 18-year-old Guillermo Dominquez Rodriguez for sexually assaulting a County, after local authorities learned of his deportation. Elidio Gomez Aguilar was previously 7-year- old boy. He is charged with indecent assault and indecent exposure among other charges. charged with attempted rape, attempted sexual assault and attempted indecent assault after his ex-girlfriend reported to police he had tried to rape her. Federal authorities picked up Aguilar after The illegal alien suspect worked for and lived with family members of the boy. he made bail for the incident and deported him to Mexico. [Source: WHP -TV 21, June 26, 2007] [Source: Hanover Evening Sun, September 25, 2007] 95. Philadelphia: Alioune Ndao, illegal alien living under the alias Badara Ndaw, was contracted by 88. Dingman’s Ferry: Additional sexual assault charges will likely be brought against Samuel the Philadelphia School District to mediate student confl icts in an effort to reduce violence. He Naranjo, a native from Ecuador residing in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County. Authorities accuse pleaded guilty in 1992 in Delaware to a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse in the third degree Naranjo of carrying on a 15-month relationship with a 14-year-old girl he met while serving as in a case involving his 7-year-old stepdaughter. He also spent two years of a 10-year sentence in a church youth leader. He was arrested, arraigned and charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual assault. Naranjo’s residency status is also under review and he surrendered his passport to prison after having been deported to his native Senegal. authorities as a condition of his $200,000 bail. ICE has been notifi ed of his arrest. [Source: Philly.com, March 25 2007] [Source: The Star-Ledger , October 4, 2007]

89. Klingerstown: State police say a suspected Mexican illegal alien assaulted and raped a woman 96. Meshoppen: Eduardo Perez Valenzuela, a 26-year-old illegal alien, was arrested and charged inside her Schuylkill County apartment. Justino Diaz Espiridion entered the 20-year-old victim’s with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old female on fi ve separate occasions. He is accused of having apartment in Klingerstown without her permission late Sunday, hit her in the head and stomach sexual intercourse with the female from February 13, 2007 – Monday, March 19, 2007. The girl’s and raped her He’s facing charges of rape, burglary and related offenses. He’s jailed under $35,000 family said that she was removed from her Scranton residence without the family’s permission by bail. State Police say Espiridion could provide no documentation allowing him to be in the US. Valenzuela. The girl’s mother said she feared that he might take her to Mexico with him. [Sources: Associated Press, www.examiner.com, September 11, 2007 & The Republican Herald September 13, 2007] [Source: New Age Examiner, March 21 2007] Sexual Predators Stolen Jobs & Reduced Wages 97. Warminster: Carlos Salustio, an illegal alien from Mexico, faces at least 5-10 years in prison for 104. There are three types of illegal alien workers: raping a 10-year-old girl. Salustio also pleaded guilty in Bucks County for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault and other related charges. The victim, now 12, confi ded in a a. Those who work “under the table” to avoid spousal and/or child support. friend that Salustio had sexually assaulted her. She told the county judge that she was afraid to b. Those who avoid federal, state and local tax obligations. come forward, but did not want Salustio to assault her younger sister. c. Those who have entered the country illegally. [Source: Philadelphia Intelligencer, April 12, 2007] [Source: Louis Gilberti, Council Representative Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council of Carpenters, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, August 2, 2006]

Update: Salustio was sentenced to at least 5 years in state prison. 105. Illegal aliens are more likely to work off the books, more likely to be satisfi ed with minimum [Source: Courier Times, September 22, 2007] wage and less likely to complain or unionize - an advantage in many industries. Jobs high school students once found in the summer are fi lled by illegal aliens who work for less. As illegal aliens 98. Easton: Federico Balbuena, an illegal alien, was arrested for sexually assaulting a child. He was move into the trades, higher-paying American jobs disappear as well, leaving a bleaker future charged with indecent assault, prostitution and related offenses, luring a child into a vehicle or for all Americans. Owners of meat-packing companies have replaced whole towns of American structure, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, simple assault and interference with custody of workers with low-wage illegal aliens. Minimum wage increases will drive more employers to hire children. Balbuena was arrested when police were tipped off that a man fi tting his description was illegal aliens. soliciting sex in the area. [Source: William Adams, President, Adams Manufacturing Corporation, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy [Source: Pennlive.com, April 9, 2007] Committee, August 2, 2006]

106. Susan Wysoki, spokesperson for FAIR, estimates that 1.8 million Pennsylvania workers have been 99. Allegheny County: Ivan Ernesto Vidal-Diaz, 33, an illegal alien who had been residing in displaced in jobs by illegal aliens. Minnesota, pretended to be sleeping on a Greyhound bus as it traveled west on the PA Turnpike [Source: Louis Gilberti, Council Representative for the Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council of Carpenters, Testimony before toward Pittsburgh and sexually assaulted a 16-year old girl. Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, August 2, 2006] [Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Aug. 2, 2006] 107. Stowe, Allegheny County – Bao Ping Zheng of Ohio Twp, is charged with knowingly employing 100. Sayre: Gasper Almilcar Guzman was found among a group of 26 illegal aliens who were taken seven illegal alien workers. Zheng is also in the country illegally but has obtained nearly $1 into custody following a routine traffi c stop in Athens Township on July 1, 2006. Guzman had million iinn businessbusiness aassetsssets hhereere iinn PPennsylvania.ennsylvania. been convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl in Alabama in 2005, but was deported before serving his [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jan. 15,, 2008] fi ve-year sentence. [Source: Daily & Sunday Review, October 23, 2006] 108. Scranton: Concluding a 110-month0-month iinvestigation,nvestigation, federal agents arrested 52 people from Mexico, Honduras and Uruguay on alleged immigration violations during a raid of North American Manufacturing. 101. Bensalem: Illegal aliens Juan and Vicente Carrillo were sentenced to 23 months in Bucks County [Source: The Times-Tribune, Oct. 26,, 2007] prison for kidnapping a woman in December. Their accomplice, Rogue Gutierrez Almazan, an illegal alien from Mexico, was found guilty of raping the woman. [Source: Courier Times, September 6, 2006] 109. Philadelphia: Kareem Markland, an illegal alien from Jamaica with an extensive criminal record who fl ed to avoid deportation, was apprehended by ICE on May 12, 2007 while on the job as lead security guard at the Philadelphia Municipal Services building. 102. Scranton: ICE agents arrested Miguel Monge-Aroche, an illegal alien from Mexico, who was [Source: Inside ICE, August 2, 2007] previously convicted and deported in California for committing “lewd and lascivious acts” with a minor. ICE agents found fake Social Security card and a phony lien Registration Card at his residence. 110. East Stroudsburg: Federal immigration authorities arrested 81 illegal aliens at a tube [ICE New Release, September 23, 2004] manufacturing plant in the Poconos. They were from Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Ecuador. [Source: Times-Tribune, June 20, 2007]

103. Delaware County: A man convicted of rape in May has been granted a new trial because the 111. Bethlehem: Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli was tipped off to possible prosecutor revealed his status as an illegal immigrant from Ireland during her closing argument. illegal aliens working on a hotel construction project in Bethlehem. Federal agents apprehended Paul Conaghan, 26 of St. Davids was accused of raping an Upper Darby woman in her home. nine illegal aliens – two of whom had criminal records and were wanted by authorities – all had (New trial for man in rape case – June 7, 1997 – Philadelphia Inquirer). Virginia addresses and two had the new Bank of America credit cards with different last name and required no Social Security numbers…ICE Agent Jeffrey Kocher reportedly commented that Morganelli should pay attention to gang and drug activity instead of illegal aliens…ICE eventually took custody of the illegal aliens. [Source: Greenlee Partners Online, April 5, 2007] Stolen Jobs & Reduced Wages Terrorism & Other Homeland Security Threats 112. Central Pennsylvania: On August 14, Attorney General Tom Corbett accepted a $2.2 million check 120. In 2000, about 78,000 illegal aliens from “special interest countries” were present in the United from the federal government for Pennsylvania’s “ground fl oor” cooperation in what turned out States. Then, the total illegal alien population in the U.S. was thought to be seven to nine million; to be a landmark, $15 million illegal alien case. In the late 90’s, Pennsylvania was the fi rst state to that fi gure has now climbed to an estimated 15 million to 20 million and the number of “special begin investigating undocumented aliens working as janitors at Wal-Marts across the state. This concern” aliens has also risen. included three Wal-Marts in the Susquehanna Valley – one in York, Harrisburg, and Lebanon. [Source: Jon Dougherty, author of the best-selling book, Illegals: The Imminent Threat Posed By Our Unsecured Borders, [Source: Yahoo News, Aug. 14, 2006] Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, Aug. 2, 2006]

113. Philadelphia: United Airlines ticket agent at Philadelphia International Airport was charged as an 121. An Al Qaeda-produced videotape found in Afghanistan in 2002 shows terrorists are not only illegal alien. planning attacks with weapons of mass destruction, but are preparing to kill Americans with [Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 10 2006] drive-by shootings and home break-ins, through ambushes of law-enforcement offi cers and targeted assassinations on golf courses. 114. Hazleton: Federal agents apprehended a suspected illegal alien working on a renovation project of [Source: Jon Dougherty, author of the best-selling book, Illegals: The Imminent Threat Posed By Our Unsecured Borders, the former Hazleton High School. Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, Aug. 2, 2006] [Source: Standard Speaker, August 4, 2006] 122. Eastern Pennsylvania: One illegal alien working in Philadelphia and 5 others (2 in addition being 115. Philadelphia: ICE charged six company offi cials from two temporary-employment agencies, HV illegal) were trained in the Poconos to bomb Fort Dix, New Jersey. This terrorist operation was Connect Inc. and TN Job Service Inc., in a suspected $5.3 million scheme involving the employment thwarted by the FBI on May 8, 2007. A federal law enforcement source confi rmed to FOX News of illegal aliens from Africa and the Middle East. that the three illegal aliens – Dritan “Anthony” or “Tony” Duka, Shain Duka, and Eljvir “Elvis” [Source: The Washington Times April 12, 2006] Duka – also accumulated 19 traffi c citations, but because they operated in “sanctuary cities,” where law enforcement does not routinely report illegal aliens to homeland security, none of the tickets 116. Coal Township: Offi cers conducted a raid on a Northumberland County construction site and raised red fl ags. The illegal alien brothers entered the United States near Brownsville, Texas, in found eight illegal alien workers. 1984, which would put their ages at between 1 and 6 when they crossed the border. [Source: Daily Item, June 15, 2006] [Source: Fox News, May 9, 2007]

117. Schuylkill County: Federal immigration agents arrested more than 100 workers at a Wal-Mart 123. Murrysville: Malkhaz Zakutashvili, was held in prison on a FBI detainer after he and another distribution center under construction in eastern PA. illegal alien from the Republic of Georgia in Western Asia, Zurabi Maisurdaze, were pulled over [Source: Associated Press, November 17, 2005] by local police because their van did not have a permanent registration plate. In their possession, were 15 prepaid cell phone cards, $4,200 in cash, a laptop computer and global positioning software. 118. Scranton: Julio Perez, 39, and his brother Jorge, 36, were sentenced for helping illegal Mexican According to Murrysville police Sgt. Charles Tappe, the van was almost completely gutted with “No aliens fi nd work on Lehigh Valley farms. The case came to light when a van carrying 15 illegal seats or paneling on the walls. For all intents and purposes, it was the kind of vehicle that could be aliens crashed in 2001, killing 2 farm workers and injuring others. used for explosive devices.” However, after a bomb sniffi ng dog found nothing, the police were [Source: Associated Press, April 16, 2004] ordered by the FBI to release Maisurdaze without confi scating the van or any of its contents. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, August 7, 2006] 119. Pittston Township: At least 90 illegal aliens were found working at the TJ Maxx distribution center. 124. Erie: Seventeen Pakistanis were picked up for illegally crossing the US/Canadian border in April 2006. [Source: Times Tribune, September 16, 2003] [Source: Walter Adams, PA Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, July 18, 2006]

“Notable Quotable”

“If our immigration laws had been enforced, September 11th would never have hap- pened. 3,000 American citizens were killed in a single act because the federal gov- ernment failed to do its constitutionally mandated job. Each and every hijacker was in the country illegally, and probably not a single one of them feared deportation.”

---Walter Adams, Pennsylvania State Director, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, July 18, 2006 Welfare Fraud/Social Benefi ts Abuse Caught But Released/Ilegally Here 125. The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) is prohibited from providing welfare benefi ts to illegal aliens. 131. Illegal aliens who commit crimes are not being deported, and public costs increase while federal [Source: Richard Sheets, Executive Deputy Attorney General, PA Offi ce of the Attorney General, Testimony before Pennsylvania reimbursements decline. House Republican Policy Committee, August 2, 2006] [Source: Richard Sheets, Executive Deputy Attorney General, PA Offi ce of the Attorney General, Testimony before Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee, August 2, 2006] 126. However, the Attorney General’s offi ce has been contacted by members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly who have indicated that their constituents have alleged that such benefi ts are still being provided. 132. According to an April 2005 Congressional Research Service report, 60 percent of illegal aliens [Source: Richard Sheets, Executive Deputy Attorney General, PA Offi ce of the Attorney General, Testimony before Pennsylvania skipped their immigration hearings. Judges usually order no-shows deported, but immigration House Republican Policy Committee, August 2, 2006] agents have to fi nd them fi rst. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 23, 2006] 127. Luzerne County: Heather Buck wants to marry Jose Arias Maravilla, her illegal alien fi ance from Mexico, who does not possess the current visa or proof of residency that is required by register of wills offi ce to approve a marriage license. The American Civil Liberties Union is debating whether 133. Milton, Northumberland County: Three illegal aliens (Belarmino Diaz, of El Salvador; Marint to bring a lawsuit against Luzerne County, one of several county governments throughout Mendosa of Mexico; and Victor Duque of Mexico) face deporation after being detained when Pennsylvania that now refuses to grant marriage licenses to illegal aliens. This could result in state police responded to Route 147 south in West Chillisquaque Township to provide winter another landmark and costly lawsuit similar to the Hazleton illegal alien ordinance trial. weather vehicle assistance. Federal customs offi cers responded to the scene and took the three [Source: The Citizens Voice, April 4, 2007] men into custody. [Source: WYOU and Williamsport Sun Gazette,, Feb. 11, 2008] 128. Mount Holly Springs: Humberto Alonzo Lopez Ramirez, Reynaldo Alvarez Lopez, and Juan Salinas Acosta, all reported to be from Mexico, were killed as a result of a fatal crash on Route 34. 134. Wilkes-Barre: Investigators say Raul Tlatenchi, a suspected illegal alien from Mexico, allegedly lit The pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a tractor trailer belonging to Knouse Foods, a fi re while hanging out with about 10 acquaintances in a vacant building. They were using the fi re Inc. No IDs were found on the men and because the subsequent fi re damaged the bodies beyond to stay warm and failed to notify the authorities once the fi re got out of control. Mr. Tlatenchi was recognition DNA samples had to be used for identifi cation. charged with arson and related offenses, causing or risking a catastrophe and criminal mischief. [Source: Gettysburg Times, September 19, 2006] Already incarcerated on another charge, he was ordered jailed on $50,000 cash bail. Authorities said they would call ICE and request a detainer to ensure he’s kept behind bars. In addition 129. Pittsburgh: A Pittsburgh Tribune Review editorial stated that Mexican illegal alien, Noe Lopez- to the criminal cases, all individuals apprehended at the vacant building could be liable for the Vilchis, died August 23, 2006 following a near-drowning at the Dormont Pool on July 20, 2006. The Fire Department’s overtime expenses, the medical bills of fi refi ghters who were injured and the estimated direct and indirect taxpayers costs of the incident, including closing the pool, emergency hundreds of thousands of dollars it will cost to demolish the structure. The fi re forced the city to services and medical care totaled more than $57,000. This does not include the additional taxpayer use more the 1,000 extra manpower hours. costs incurred for the detainment of three other illegal aliens found at the scene by the Department [Source: The Times-Tribune, Nov. 9, 2007] of Homeland Security. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, August 28, 2006] 135. South Middleton Township: While performing a routine traffi c stop at mile marker 44 on Route 130. Philadelphia: The Executive Director of the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, a 501 81, a state trooper discovered that inside the eight-passenger Dodge Ram van were 16 illegal [c]3 taxpayer-funded organization, openly admitted consulting with legal counsel on how to aliens from Mexico, four of whom were hiding underneath the back seat. Fifteen of the illegal provide support to illegal aliens. aliens were male and two of them were only 14 years of age with no family connections with any [Source: Anne O’Callaghan, Executive Director, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, Testimony before Pennsylvania of the other passengers. Several of the illegal aliens indicated that they were heading to Reading House Republican Policy Committee, July 27 2006] for a construction job. The group was taken to York County Prison for processing. [Source: Sentinel Online, October 12, 2007]

136. Mercer County: Arturo Lozano-Mendoza, a.k.a. Arturo Monroy-Martinez, previously deported from the US, was sentenced in federal court to 8 months in prison for his conviction on charges of again being in the country illegally. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 3, 2007]

137. Upper Moreland: Juan Carlos Rodriquez was arrested June 15, 2007, after offi cers noticed a suspicious vehicle parked in the rear of the Robert Bruce West Apartments. He was wanted on an outstanding Immigration Customs Enforcement warrant. [Source: PA ICE action, ICE.gov] Caught But Released/Ilegally Here

138. Tamaqua: Two illegal aliens had to be released from Tamaqua police custody after ICE offi cials declined to have them detained for immigration violations. The driver, Mario Juarez, 24 and passenger, Leoneol Luna admitted to being in the country illegally. Police were only able to issue Juarez a ticket for speeding and then released them. [Source: Standard Speaker, April 3, 2007]

139. Butler Township: Local police temporarily detained four illegal aliens on Interstate 80 but had to let them go. Federal immigration offi cials told state troopers they did not want to take action and the Mexican nationals had to be released. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 8, 2006]

140. Westmoreland County: Jose Felix-Murrillo was caught at a highway checkpoint while delivering a truckload of lighting equipment to Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. It was the sixth time the Mexican was arrested for being in the county illegally. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 23, 2006]

141. Mercer County: The Mercer State Police barracks caught 558 illegal aliens in 2004, but were later told that agents from the Pittsburgh ICE fi eld offi ce could not keep making the 2 hour drive north to collect and process them for deportment. [Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 23, 2006]

142. Shamokin: More than a dozen suspected illegal aliens were discovered but not detained at a strip mall construction site. Ten of the 18 apprehended did not have identifi cation papers. Some of the illegal alien workers told investigators that they were not paid overtime and taxes were not deducted from their pay. [Source: Penn-Live June 6, 2006]

143. Greensburg: Nine Mexicans were detained by police as a result of a Click It or Ticket driving check. Seven of the nine were identifi ed as illegal aliens, one had a green card and the driver was a naturalized citizen. ICE ordered police to release all nine individuals after running criminal background checks and they continued on their journey to Philadelphia. [Source: Tribune-Review, May 20, 2003] Confronting the epidemic of illegal immigration head-on in the Keystone State involves • Maintaining Criminal History Records of Previously Detained Illegal Aliens (House Bill 752) shutting off the economic faucets of jobs and public benefi ts that are luring illegal aliens Criminal activity by illegal alien has been at the heart of the nationwide debate over the presence of unauthorized individuals across the border. Once these initial draws are severed at the source through each of the within our borders. Sponsored by Representative Creighton, this legislation would authorize citizenship or immigration common sense reforms contained in the National Security Begins at Home package, these status of those arrested to be included in the repository of criminal history records maintained by the Pennsylvania State illegal alien invaders will have no choice but to go home on their own. Police.

Endorsed by Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, 9/11 Families for a Secure America and You Don’t Speak for Me, the National • Terminating the Professional License of Any Employer That Knowingly Hires An Illegal Alien (House Bill 753) Security Begins at Home package is designed to restore safety and security to Pennsylvania communities by: Federal immigration law limits the remedies which a state can use to discourage employment of unauthorized aliens. Federal law does, however, allow the use of civil sanctions “through licensing and similar laws.” Sponsored by • Requiring Mandatory Employer Enrollment in the Federal Social Security Basic Pilot New Employee Representative Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny), the Professional Licensees Illegal Employment Act would revoke the Verifi cation Program (House Bill 750) license of any licensed professional, such as a nursing home administrator or a landscape architect, that knowingly Sponsored by Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), this legislation would require all employers in the employed or permitted the employment of an unauthorized alien. Commonwealth, including governmental bodies, to enroll in the federal government’s free E-Verify Program to confi rm social security numbers of prospective employees. Failure to comply would result in the immediate suspension of all • Eliminating All Non-Medical Emergency, Public Benefi ts for Illegal Aliens (House Bill 754) applicable business licenses, permits, registrations and certifi cates held by a private business. Sponsored by Representative Scott Perry (R-York/Cumberland), the Protection of Public Benefi ts Act would eliminate all non-medical-emergency public benefi ts for illegal aliens, including welfare, education and unemployment • Negotiating Law Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding (House Bill 751) benefi ts. Covered entities (government and private) would have to verify the lawful presence in the United States of Several states have worked with the federal government to provide additional law enforcement resources to assist any applicant for benefi ts. with this national security issue. Sponsored by Representative Tom Creighton (R-Lancaster) this legislation would authorize the Pennsylvania State Police to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the U. S. Department of Help Stop Pennsylvania’s Illegal Alien Invasion Justice or U. S. Department of Homeland Security concerning enforcement of federal immigration and customs laws. This proposal was approved by a vote of 137-48 during the PA House 2005-06 Committee of the Whole on Crime and Violence. by signing the National Security Begins at Home petition at RepMetcalfe.com today!!!! State Representative Daryl Metcalfe 12th Legislative District

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