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Indianapolis Colts Linebacker and His Uber Driver Killed by an Illegal Immigrant

Indianapolis Colts Linebacker and His Uber Driver Killed by an Illegal Immigrant

Last updated on: February 5, 2018 at 3:58 pm by Mark Meckler

Indianapolis Colts Linebacker and His Uber Driver Killed by an Illegal Immigrant 2018-02-05T15:58:49-06:00 Mark Meckler

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Many people — especially those isolated from the real world — like to sit back and laugh at the people who attended Donald Trump rallies. They laugh at the chants to “lock her up” and “build the wall.” What these out of touch elites don’t know is that there are real-world ramifications to the issues behind the chants.

Here’s the latest, very sad, example:

The suspected drunk driver who killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson in a crash on the morning of the Super Bowl is a Guatemalan citizen who is in the U.S. illegally and has been deported twice, police revealed Monday.

Indiana State Police identified the driver of an F-150 truck in the incident as Manuel Orrego-Savala, 37, who had been deported in 2007 and 2009.

“State police investigators are working with U.S. Federal Immigration Officials and they have placed a hold on Orrego-Savala,” police said in a statement.

Jackson, 26, and Jeffrey Monroe, 54, also in his vehicle, were hit and killed around 4 a.m. on Sunday on Interstate 70 in Indiana.

How many of these stories do we have to see before we build a wall and get serious about illegal immigration? Perhaps because Jackson was a professional football player, it will bring more attention to the issue.

Liberals try to cast this issue as one of compassion, and I agree. I have compassion for Jackson and Monroe, for their families, and for everyone who’s been touched by unnecessary tragedy because the United States of America refuses to actually enforce their own laws.

Orrego-Savala’s blood alcohol level was 0.239 — three times the legal limit — when he killed these two innocent men. Rep. Todd Rokita was furious at this news.

“This news should make all Americans angry. A twice-deported illegal immigrant is suspected of killing 2 Hoosiers, including Colts LB Edwin Jackson,” he tweeted. “We must do more to get these dangerous illegal immigrant criminals off our streets, build a wall & put an end to illegal immigration.”

This news should make all Americans angry. A twice-deported illegal immigrant is suspected of killing 2 Hoosiers, including Colts LB Edwin Jackson. We must do more to get these dangerous illegal immigrant criminals off our streets, build a wall & put an end to illegal immigration https://t.co/mTmGu9iQbd

— Rep. Todd Rokita (@ToddRokita) February 5, 2018

I agree, and so do most Americans.

Build. The. Wall.

Hat Tip: Fox News

Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall (Own work) [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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