{"id":4670,"date":"2013-09-19T18:18:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T22:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=4670"},"modified":"2018-12-28T15:37:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T20:37:27","slug":"but-of-course-theyll-be-able-to-do-background-checks-on-11-million-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2013\/09\/19\/but-of-course-theyll-be-able-to-do-background-checks-on-11-million-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"But, Of Course They\u2019ll Be Able to Do Background Checks on 11 Million Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does Aaron Alexis, the alleged mass murdered at the Washington Navy Yard, have to do with immigration? Nothing, really.<\/p>\n

What does the fact that a guy who was dismissed from the military with a general discharge, who had a history of mental illness and numerous arrests on his record, and was still able to maintain a secret level clearance from the military and walk onto a high security military facility with enough munitions to murder 13 people say about the government\u2019s ability to identify dangerous people?<\/p>\n

According to the Washington Post<\/a>, \u201cThe military\u2019s beleaguered background-check system failed to block Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis from an all-access pass to a half-dozen military installations, despite a history of arrests for shooting episodes and disorderly conduct.\u201d It is important to note, that the military doesn\u2019t hand out secret level security clearances to 11 million people \u2013 and they still managed to miss a truly dangerous and disturbed individual.<\/p>\n

So, next time you hear people like Gang of Eight member Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) say<\/a> something like, \u201cI just simply believe, if anything, I\u2019d rather know, among the 11 million or so that are undocumented in this country, who is here to pursue the American dream and who would do it harm. And the only way I\u2019ll do that is to make them come forward, register with the government, and go through a criminal background check,\u201d no doubt you will sleep easier at night.