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Immigrants vs. Illegal Immigrants

A Milford man was killed by an illegal immigrant. Had the suspect been deported the first time he was arrested, the victim would still be alive today.

Immigrants don't matter to me. And I know that sounds negative. They have no effect on me, positive, negative, whatever.

Illegal immigrants, however, do. They affect every hardworking, tax-paying American citizen. And they especially affect Milford residents at this point in time.

, only 23 years old, was , dragged a quarter-mile while screaming for help, and then abandoned by the unlicensed, illegal immigrant who hit him.

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Let me be graphic on this. The tire marks are still on the street. The ruts are still in the grass. As commenter "Michael" said:

My high school classmate's blood is still fresh on the streets of downtown Milford. It might as well be on the hands of Governor Patrick, Registrar Kaprielian, and Attorney General Coakley. Matthew Denice's death was entirely preventable had we only enforced our nation's laws.

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This country, and especially this Commonwealth, needs to wake up and hold our elected officials responsible for their unpatriotic, unlawful, and despicable policies.

He was called a racist for this.

They are not "undocumented workers," they are illegal immigrants. Personally, I don't care if the illegal immigrant is Irish, Canadian, Martian or anything else. Get in line, get your visa, become a citizen, and live happily ever after.

Our politicians need to wake up and enforce our country's laws. They are illegal because there is a law against them.

After all, that's what "illegal" means.

And if was deported when he was first stopped for unlicensed operation, Matt Denice would still be alive today.

Facts, not opinions. If you're going to comment on this post and call me a racist, save it. If Nicolas Guaman was legal, I would not be talking about this. 

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