SHOULD PRESIDENT BUSH PARDON BORDER PATROL AGENTS RAMOS AND COMPEAN?
January 5, 2008 (San Diego’s East County) — Assemblyman Joel Anderson has written a letter to President George W. Bush requesting a pardon for Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compeon. Both are currently in prison, serving 11 and 12 year sentences after being convicted by a jury of shooting the unarmed Osvaldo Aldrete Davila in the rear, then attempting to cover up their actions. Davila was later sentenced to two years for marijuana smuggling. “The sentencing and imprisonment of Ramos and Compean and the severe impact on their families has demoralized the rest of the U.S. Border Patrol which is the nation’s first line of defense against the massive influx of illegal aliens into the U.S.,” Anderson wrote, noting that the East County Assembly district that he represents is significantly impacted by illegal immigration. “These men have already served nearly two years in prison, subjecting their wives and children to extreme emotional and financial hardship.” But Enrique Morones
