[Brilliant]

Yes. Mainly illegal immigration, I think.

[staytrue]

The article hints that Katrina evacuees are the problem.

Besides, the article says the big city murder rate is going down especially in NYC (lots of illegals there) and going up in the burbs (katrina people finding new ground).

NO was the US murder capital before Katrina.

[headstamp]

You've got illegal alien criminal gangs (MS-13, etc.) establishing themselves in many areas of the US now including the so called (ex-urbs) and cities alike. We have had a number of higher profile gang rapes/sexual assaults, committed by illegals, in one case with the woman killing herself after it, and sexual assault/murders of housewives who were later killed by illegal alien day laborers who had been working with the contractor performing home improvements to the victim's house.

We really have no idea who some of these people are.

I'm not blaming these people for all of the crime increase as others have brought up legitimate other causes but there is a significant amount of crime attributable to illegals. Especially in the gang/drug and violent, sexual assault area. Especially in areas where crimes like this would not normally occur but for the large influx of illegal male day laborers.

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