17 suspected illegal aliens nabbed during traffic stop on I-75

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Posted: 5:28 PM Apr 24, 2008 17 suspected illegal aliens nabbed during traffic stop on I-75 The individuals were apparently en route to various states including Tennessee, Georgia, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, according to deputies.

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MADISONVILLE, Tenn (WVLT) -- Quite a find for Monroe County Sheriff's deputies inside a van stopped on Interstate 75 Wednesday night.

Deputies stopped the van near the 60 mile marker after they say they became suspicious the driver was driving under the influence.

Neither the driver nor the passenger had a valid driver's license, according to deputies.

Upon further investigation, investigators say they found seventeen suspected illegal aliens in the van.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents responded to the scene to assist and took the seventeen people in the back of the van into custody.

The individuals were apparently en route to various states including Tennessee, Georgia, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

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Posted by: Wesley Location: California on Apr 27, 2008 at 11:11 PM

If you are tired of paying for rich multi national corporations high profits. Vote for someone that truly believes in enforcing the immigration laws.
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Posted by: chris on Apr 26, 2008 at 06:09 AM

We are being over run with illegal aliens. The cost to our country is enormous. Instead of writting your comments in this format,write to the newspapers,senators, condgressmen, mayors,govenors, etc. These are the people who hold the future of you,your children,your grandchildren your communities,your state and your country in their hands. We must hold them accountabile.
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Posted by: Brittanicus Location: Indianapolis on Apr 25, 2008 at 05:04 PM

State enforcement laws are working very will, but a Federal law is all encompassing and can reduce the illegal alien occupation of our nation by ATTRITION or self-deportation. Once the spigot of jobs is cut off than the foreign nationals will leave or suffer the consequences when caught. This will include very heavy fines and imprisonment for parasite employers. The hierarchy of Democrats are trying to confuse the issue, stating it will cost $30 billion dollars, but the Hudson Institute says the Federal government is already spending $345 billion dollars a year subsidizing these illegal low wage earners. It is estimated that every American taxpayer paid more than $9,000 for each immigrant in the country, a third of whom are believed to be in the U.S. illegally. Not If, but when the president signs into law a new AMNESTY. Not only will we be supporting the 12 to 30 million already living here illegally. But those on the outside of our border, will think it's 'open day' expecting
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