The open borders lobby strikes again?

YOU ARE VISITING THE OLD MALKIN(S)WATCH. THAT'S FANTASTIC. PLEASE VISIT THE NEW MALKIN(S)WATCH WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.

It's hard to know how to respond to a statement like this:

The OBL (open borders lobby) is naturally up in arms. What does it matter if someone [Juan Manuel Alvarez, the apparent attempted suicide who caused the Glendale train derailment] has violated immigration laws?

Go ask the relatives of the dead train commuters.

First of all, Malkin doesn't seem to have any evidence that Alvarez is an illegal immigrant. Except, of course, his last name. Second of all, go ask the relatives how much relief they would feel if it turns out that this speculation about Alvarez' alien status is just that - speculation. "Thank God. At least he was here legally."

And, indulging Malkin's out-of-left-field speculation (because yes, there is always a possibility it might be true) for a moment, if he is here illegally, and since he has a prior record, if Homeland Security had their act together, this wouldn't have happened in the United States. It might have happened in Mexico.

But that doesn't change the fact that Malkin assumes immigration status based on behavior and a last name. It's a lot of discussion to have at this stage of the game.