The Department of Homeland Security estimates that illegal immigrants molest more than 2,900 children.
Many New Hampshire residents are under the impression that illegal immigration is a victimless crime. Unfortunately,this is not true. Studies have found that illegal immigration causessubstantial human costs to American citizens and legal immigrants.
Those that are particularly vulnerable are children, women and minorities.Accordingto the 2006 House Committee on Homeland Security Border Report, everyyear an estimated 4,300 American citizens lose their lives by anillegal immigrant.
On February 2008, an illegal immigrant tookthe lives of 9-year-old Hunter Javens, 13-year-old Jesse Javens,9-year-old Emilee Olson and 12-year-old Reed Stevens.
Severalthousands of senseless deaths could have been prevented if our federal,state and local law enforcement would enforce our immigration laws andsecure the border.
The Violent Crimes Institute estimated thatthere are 240,000 illegal immigrant sex offenders in the United States,which averages about four victims each.
Recently, Marvin Hernandez, an illegal immigrant, served a sentence for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Portsmouth.
This is one of many victims that our Congress has failed to protect and accepts as collateral damage.