Government Starting To See The Light With Foreign Criminals?

It's a start I guess as congress begins to address the issue of what to do with foreign criminals and illegals in our justice and prison systems as the world sits back complaining how we administer justice and mete out punishment, yet refuses to even accept their homegrown citizens here illegally of which many are criminals back into their own societies and prisons, leaving us holding the bag in dealing with this scum physically and financially.

This has also been a problem with the terror scum down at Club Gitmo as well where released terrorists return to terror the second they are repatriated, like this career jihadder. In fact there are cases where they won't even leave Gitmo they like it so much, as do many prisoners being held in Iraq where they have often begged to stay incarcerated as have their families.

U.S. may punish nations that refuse their ex-cons:

Statesman.com "WASHINGTON — The United States is facing a major obstacle in its efforts to deport thousands of illegal immigrants, including many convicted felons: Their home countries don't want them back.

This does not sit well with Sen. Arlen Specter, a veteran Republican lawmaker and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Specter was stunned at the situation after touring several prisons in his home state of Pennsylvania, where taxpayer dollars are paying to house foreigners who have served their sentences but could not be deported. In response, he drafted legislation that would punish countries that refuse to take back illegal immigrants.

'There is an enormous problem of public safety, which is slightly under the radar screen,' Specter said.

He noted that once convicted felons serve their sentences in the U.S., they can be held for only six months before they are released into the general public."

He noted that once convicted felons serve their sentences in the U.S., they can be held for only six months before they are released into the general public.

Specter's measure was recently introduced in the Senate and the House.

The proposed legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress every 90 days on the countries that refuse repatriation. Those nations would automatically be denied all immigrant visas until they take their citizens back. The measure would also deny certain foreign aid to the countries.

As of February, at least eight countries were refusing to take back 139,000 illegal immigrants the U.S. has ordered deported, according to Specter's office: Vietnam, Jamaica, China, India, Ethiopia, Laos, Eritrea and Iran. They include 18,000 convicted felons.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he supports the idea of punishing nations that refuse to take back illegal immigrants but has not read the specifics of Specter's legislation.

So do I, lets get down to business and back up the trucks.

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