Dragging Death Enters Immigration Policy Debate

CBS4) WASHINGTON The dragging death of a woman in Douglas County became part of the national debate on immigration reform.

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, cited the arrest of suspect Jose Luis Nava-Rubi as a reason to increase border security on the House floor Thursday.

Nava-Rubi is being held without bond on a first degree murder charge and an immigration hold because officials believe he is in the nation illegally.

Tancredo, in whose district the grisly murder occurred, is a strong proponent of much stricter laws for immigration.

In a House debate on a proposal to make it easier to detain and deport illegal immigrants, Tancredo said Rubi-Nava should’ve been out of the country in April after he was pulled over by Denver police.

“He was driving without a license, he was driving with a forged identifier,” Tancredo said. “Something that was observable to the policeman. He was taken in and let go, no contact was made with ICE whatsoever.

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Dragging Death Enters Immigration Policy Debate
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