Colorado is among the most tolerant sanctuary states when it comes to illegal immigration. In recent years, such “forgiving” policy has resulted in a rash of fatal accidents caused by illegal immigrations, who in a less tolerant state would have been successfully deported long before others had to die.
Here is just one of the painful results of sanctuary state and city policies:
In January 2011, Norma Paola Vera-Nolasco, 31, was arrested at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, as she attempted to flee to Mexico. Her crime? Vera-Nolasko was driving the truck that hit and killed valet, Jose Medina outside a Denver nightclub on January 22. Twenty-one year-old Jose Medina was helping a woman exit her car when he was hit with such force that he was thrown 50 feet into the street.
Vera-Nolasco was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, criminal impersonation, and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. She was drunk at the time of the accident. In 2008, Vera-Nolasco was arrested in Aurora, CO, for driving without a license, but due to Aurora’s sanctuary policy, she was released without being reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Eliu Montes-Garcia, 28, was also arrested by Denver police for his involvement in the accident caused by Vera-Nolasco. Montes-Garcia, who was in the vehicle with Vera-Nolasco, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, vehicular homicide, and two counts of accessory to crime. Montes-Garcia, like Vera-Nolasco, also has a history of arrests for various traffic and drug violations. Unlike his partner in crime however, Montes-Garcia was deported in 2008!
In May 2007, he was arrested in Alamosa County, CO, for felony distribution of dangerous drugs, driving without a license, improper license plates and driving under restraint.
The death of Jose Medina could have been prevented if Colorado had taken one of its many opportunities to adopt anti-illegal immigration legislation to enforce existing federal law. Instead, Coloradoans lives continue to be endangered by the continued presence and tolerance of criminal illegal immigrants residing within its borders.
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