July 4 revelers in Richmond, Virginia, nearly found out what happens when their elected officials refuse to enforce the country’s immigration laws, and previously deported illegal aliens, some deported multiple times, receive little or no punishment for recrossing the border.

Based on a tip from a “hero citizen,” Richmond cops arrested two illegals, 52-year-old Julio Alvarado-Dubon and 38-year-old Rolman Balacarcel, who had planned a mass shooting at the city’s July 4 celebration [Potential Richmond July 4 mass shooters charged as noncitizens in possession of firearm, police say, by Michael Lee, Fox News, July 6, 2022].

THWARTED DISASTER: Police say there’s ‘no telling how many lives this citizen hero’ saved by speaking out. https://t.co/6gFgVyndGK pic.twitter.com/OplqBo26kO

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Alvarado-Bubon had two rifles and 223 rounds of ammo when cops collared him on July 1. They arrested his accomplice two days ago.

The police chief, Fox’s Lee reported, “addressed reports that one of the suspects has been deported several times and continued to re-enter the country illegally, saying that it was ‘frustrating’ that a person could continue to break the law and have an opportunity to still plan out a mass murder.”

Also frustrating: Traitor Joe Biden has released 1 million illegals since he took office, and previously deported sex perverts and gang members who continue to cross the border.

Clearly, the lengthy prison sentence attached to felony reentering the country does not deter these mulish illegals. That means a brutal punishment on the spot, when they are apprehended, is the only thing that will stop them.

But that just wouldn’t do to push along The Great Replacement.