Virginia Congresswoman Drake

Virginia Representative Thelma Drake is doing something about illegal immigration.  In the wake of the tragic automobile deaths of two young girls killed by a drunk driving illegal alien, Drake has introduced legislation that will help identify illegal aliens when they are charged with crimes in court, and get them deported.

From the Daily Press here:

U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake hopes a tragedy in her home district of Virginia Beach can help change the enforcement of immigration laws across the country.

Drake says she plans to introduce legislation that would facilitate the identification of illegal immigrants who have been charged with crimes in U.S. courts. The legislation would be inspired by the deaths last week of Alison Kunhardt, 17, and Tessa Tranchant, 16 — killed by a drunken driver who later admitted to being an illegal immigrant from Mexico. Alfredo Ramos, 22, apparently had never previously been detected as an illegal immigrant despite at least three convictions and brushes with the law in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

“This man has had previous crimes, been involved in our court system, been convicted,” Drake said. “If you show up in a courtroom, there has to be some way to determine if you’re a legal citizen or not. If you can’t get a Virginia driver’s license without proving that you’re legal, then how can you show up in a courtroom and not be found out?”

Virginia Beach has a good person in Congress.