An illegal alien has been arrested in connection with a series of crimes in Rockville, Maryland. The home invasion robberies targeted the elderly, resulting in the death of one:

Jose Juan Garcia-Perlera, 33, of Hyattsville, was arrested Wednesday. He is charged with first-degree murder, four counts of robbery and one count of armed robbery. Garcia-Perlera is currently being held without bond at the Montgomery County Detention Center.

Sources say Garcia-Perlera is an illegal immigrant who has been in this country about six years. He was first developed as a suspect in an August 28 burglary in Bethesda, police said.

When detectives searched his Hyattsville apartment, police say they found articles stolen from several homes. A DNA test conclusively linked Garcia-Perlera to the murder of Mary Frances Havenstein, 63, and at least two other home-invasion robberies, police said.

How many have died due to our government refusal to enforce border security? Not just American citizens, either? How many illegal immigrants have died in the desert, trying to get to America? How many have died in car crashes while being smuggled? How many have been raped to pay for their transport into the country?

Our government’s refusal to properly enforce the borders is a national shame.