Who Killed Chandra Levy?

Illegal Salvadoran Ingmar Guandique arrested for the murder of Levy, right

I recently asked two liberal friends "Who killed Chandra Levy?"I was referring, of course, to the 24-year-old congressional intern who went missing in DC in the summer of 2001 after a morning jog. (A dog-walker discovered her remains over a year later.)

One friend responded, “That Democratic congressman she was seeing.” The other answered  “Gary Condit”--referring to the same person. This is the middle-aged, married man with whom Levy had been having an affair. When I told them the truth--that an illegal alien from El Salvador, Ingmar Guandique, was arrested last year for her murder--my friends were shocked and speechless. They, like most Americans,  were glued to their television screens in 2001. And yet there was practically a media blackout when Guandique was arrested.

Why wasn’t the closure of Chandra’s murder splashed all over the airwaves? Could it be because Guandique, already convicted for assaulting two other joggers, didn’t fit the rosy media picture of the undocumented as the victimized? I imagine that if the suspect were a white conservative, his identity would have been emblazoned in the headlines for weeks. 

But liberals and the media don’t want the public to consider the full story about illegal immigrants. Obama and his allies need us to believe that all illegals are like that kindly maid or the congenial, hard-working gardener. While many illegal immigrants are law-abiding, a number of them are not. Some have fled their own countries because of criminal behavior. Others are drug smugglers or assassins, part of the Mexican cartel.  

The government and its allies paint the immigration issue as one of “racist whites versus people of color.” Yet most blacks and many Latinos aren’t onboard with unfettered illegal immigration. They, like whites, do not want more crime, endless hospital queues, overcrowded public schools, and fewer jobs.

They also don’t want their families to be subjected to the specter of more disease. Open borders raise the possibility of infections, such as antibiotic-resistant TB. For instance, bowing to political correctness last year, the government renamed the Mexican flu “H1N1.” A good chunk of the U.S. population still has no idea where the swine flu epidemic originated.

Furthermore, illegal immigration puts lawful Latinos at particular risk. Someone like Guandique is not going to hide out in a lily-white area. He’ll seek safe harbor in a Latino neighborhood, where he can try to blend in more easily.

 

Police search for clues in Rock Creek Park in 2001.

Last year’s arrest of Guandique could have sparked a national dialogue about illegal immigration--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Instead, the government wants to shut down any discussion—and sue Arizona for trying to secure its borders.  

While censorship is this government’s modus operandi, the Democrats talk on and on about race. As soon as Obama took office, that perpetual grouch--and Attorney General--Eric Holder scolded us for being racial “cowards.” Perhaps there’s more to say about race. However, aren’t there any other topics that are also worthy of open discussion? For one, I think we need a national conversation about violence, including sexual violence.  Females such as Chandra are raped and murdered every day, especially in liberal cities that don’t focus on law enforcement. Why is it still hazardous to one’s health to be a woman in the United States--and most countries around the world, for that matter?

And, yes: I’d like an open, honest dialogue about illegal aliens--not the official “party line,” but rather one in which we face real facts. Such a conversation would honor the memory of all the men and women who have died at the hands of the undocumented.

This discussion is long overdue. Had the issue been thoroughly dissected and resolved before 2001, there's a chance that this radiant young woman would still be alive today.  _____________________________________________________________________

Robin of Berkeley

Robin is a recovering liberal, and a licensed psychotherapist in Berkeley, California. She has written about 70 articles for American Thinker, and has also penned material for Front Page Magazine, NewsReal, and Bookworm Room. Robin has been interviewed in a number of talk-radio venues, including those of Michael Savage and Rusty Humphries. Check out Robin’s personal blog.

The above information is intended for entertainment and educational purposes, rather than to offer any kind of definitive diagnoses.
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