I wonder if the rape victim can pursue legal action against the city for neglience on the city's part by allowing a known illegal to go free?

Cianci for PRESIDENT!!

Governor, I think you're doing a fabulous job of sticking to your guns on the illegal immigration debate. Wish everyone would wake up around here.

I think the governor is out of line and doing nothing but fostering hate and fear of an entire community. It for sure is terrible that this man kidnapped and raped this woman, however, his immigration status did not make him more prone to doing this.

So tired of everyone blaming the immigrant community for EVERYTHING!

p.s. I'm white.

I side with Gov. Carcieri. It is an absolute shame the Legislation could not pass an Illegal Immigration Bill free the State of the ILLEGAL ALIENS. Sooner or later the bleeding hearts are going to have to realize that ILLEGAL ALIENS are CRIMINALS!

Arizona, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Carolina, Colorado, Mississippi, Georgia passed Laws and they are working fine, from the little information I have. It is a shame the Great State of Rhode Island couldn't have joined them.

Nicole,

We are not saying that his illegal status caused him to rape the victim. We are saying that if he was deported the first time he was caught, he wouldn't have been here to commit this horrific crime.

I'm wondering what exactly the 10:58 AM poster meant by fostering hate and fear of "entire community"? What community exactly would that be? The community of illegal immigrants that are here under aliases and to commit crime? Or the "community" of citizens of this state and country that are being labeled racists for simply asking that current LAWS be upheld? No his immigrant status did not make him commit this heinous crime, nor did the status of the lovely lady illegals at the DMV cause them to issue phony licenses to other illegals so that they could commit more crimes upon our citizenry - but if current immigration laws were upheld these individuals would have been unable to commit their crimes as they'd be committing them against citizens in their home countries - not ours. That is the whole point. If you are a citizen you have nothing to fear and you have no hatred. If you are illegal, you have the laws to deal with and the fear is self-imposed.

"If you are a citizen you have nothing to fear and you have no hatred." That is rich. So when anyone who doesn't look white is harrassed untill they prove their legality that doesn't cause hatred and fear???
And this "The community of illegal immigrants that are here under aliases and to commit crime?" You don't sound at all like the uneducated person who makes himself feel better by blindly hating people with less social status.

Anyone notice that Paiva-Weed and her Democrat cronies made sure that immigrants are able to stay here and receive state entitlements but actual citizens got RItecare and Medicaid cuts in the state budget?

Absolutely obscene.

I just blindly hate the people who break into my house, take my stuff and then tell me that they're entitled to stay.

I also blindly hate the politicians who think that's OK.

Yep they're all reaping the benefits. It's a lovely state we "legals" reside in. Considering a move to a more pro-active state.

RI citizens want to have an immigrant status check done on everyone that is arrested in our state. It is a crime to come into this country without the legal paperwork. I get upset when I hear that the police and mayor of Providence refuse to report a criminal here illegally. Our politicians and pubic officials should be representing the people they were elected by. The citizens of this state need a voice; obviously they are not hearing the people who elected them.
I don't always agree with Governor Carcieri, but I do on this issue.
Mayor Cicilline I think your reaction is a disgrace. The Providence Police department needs to start protecting the legal citizens, instead of coddling these illegal criminals that have committed crimes.

Kevin, what Kasey is probably trying to say is that if you are here legally then you have nothing to fear. And its not hatred to require someone to prove their citizenship. We have to do it everytime we enter this country, anytime you are pulled over by the police and anytime you apply for a job. Its the laws of our country. If you want the benefits our government has to offer, you must play by the rules the government has.