Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Cut and Paste: Cobalt Lemons and Released Illegals

"Long before the Chevrolet Cobalt became known for having a deadly ignition defect, it was already seen as a lemon. Owners complained about power steering failures, locks inexplicably opening and closing, doors jamming shut in the rain — even windows falling out."

 

The report, provided to Breitbart News ahead of its late Sunday evening release, reviews internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) metrics to conclude that the Obama administration released 35 percent—or 68,000—convicted criminal aliens back into the U.S. general population when they could have been deported. “The criminal alien releases typically occur without formal notice to local law enforcement agencies and victims,” CIS’s Jessica Vaughan, the report’s author, added.

There were transmission issues, issues with the clutch, engine issues, air-conditioning issues,” James Gonzales of Riverview, Fla., said of his 2006 Cobalt, which G.M. repurchased under Florida’s lemon law. “Everything went wrong with that car, and everything that went wrong needed a big fix. Mechanically, it was a huge nuisance.”

By “criminal,” ICE means people who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony that is not a traffic violation. For instance, traffic violations like Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or even vehicular manslaughter do not count toward this description of “criminal alien.” As for the definition of “alien,” ICE mostly means illegal aliens, though some are legal aliens when they are considered deportable legal aliens—which is possible for legal immigrants who have committed a serious crime, like a felony.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Isn't it cool that our tax dollars bailed out the unions? The unions make wonderful products. Well, after the big-wig bosses get back from a long lunch and a healthy nap.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Under Lemon laws you can return a lemon but under Obama law we get to keep our illegals.

Unknown said...

As a favor to GM, our government instead, went after Toyota. Total 100% shakedown.

edutcher said...

Perhaps the alien release is meant to set a precedent when the law catches up with the Choom Gang.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

It was white collar thugery what they did.

To run a company, like GM, while also regulate/punish GM's competitor.

Why didn't Toyota take it to the Supremes.

Something stinks under all that. Need some sunshine and lemon detergent to clean it out.

JAL said...

Meanwhile about 7 years ago (pre Obama, sigh) a clean, articulate and responsible couple who came here as tourists (niece is a resident) were sheltered and employed by an upstanding well off couple in Miami but were denied political asylum (the cartels kill people who know too much) and jack booted at 5 AM from the physician's house to separate deportation facilities for weeks. The guy was abused, and they were sent back to SA.

And then there is the German homeschooling family who have escaped being deported to a situation where their children could be taken by the state. The hold is one that is based on someone's expediency, as defending the deportation move in light of the number of now publically known released illegal criminals, PIPs (people in power) would look really really bad.

Corruption will always be with us, but to a much larger degree when there is no enforcement or consequences.

Give me the Rule of Law back, And give me laws which are just and reasonable, not Christmas list fulfillments for someone's personal pet project du jour.