The truth about illegal immigration and crime (Barf)

Washington Post via MSN ^ | Feb 29, 2024 | Glenn Kessler

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“You’re not safe in Joe Biden’s America.”

— tagline of Trump campaign ad posted on social media

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign moved quickly to tie the killing of a Georgia nursing student, allegedly by a Venezuelan migrant who entered the country illegally in 2022, to the surge of undocumented immigrants at the southern border under the Biden administration. His campaign posted a video that, with pounding music, combines news clips about the case with clips of Biden administration officials assuring people that the border was secure. It ends with the blunt message above.

Never mind that violent crime rates, especially for homicide in large cities, have fallen sharply during Biden’s presidency, after a surge during the pandemic. Trump, as he often did during his presidency, is using anecdotal evidence to make an emotional case against undocumented immigrants.

Trump is drawing on a long history of anti-immigrant rhetoric.......

There is strong evidence that all immigrants — in the United States legally or otherwise — are more law-abiding than native-born American citizens. Most immigrants are motivated to do well in their new country, especially if they bring skills that can enhance local economies, and so there is little incentive to break the law.

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No paywall at link.

If you are an illegal immigrant by definition you have already broken the law. Therefore saying illegals "are more law-abiding" it total BS.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The WaPo is the same fish wrap who came out fighting for America’s Official Presidential Family Member Criminal today. “The Big Guy is going to owe them big time if Junior gets off under the Feral “Judge” Double Standard Kangaroo Court Judicial System.

[Thistledew]

Joe Biden should be added to the list of law breakers, included with 100% of all illegal aliens, as he is violating federal law by not enforcing it. He is an idiot, criminal and liar. Nothing will improve until he is history.

[Sir_Humphrey]

It doesn't matter what the violent crime rate of the illegals is. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if the violent rate is lower though I have yet to see a legit study on this. The bigger point is that even if, say, 98% of the migrants are law biding people, then 2% of the 10 million are criminals. Certain countries are emptying their prisons and mental institutions and saving themselves a lot of money in the process and shifting the cost to the US taxpayers. If you do the "white supremacist math" /s then that means we have 200,000 criminals, many of whom are violent, in this country who have no right being here. That's but one reason why we used to have strict immigration policies - to vet out the criminals.

Please no flames saying that I am supporting the current (lack of) border security. Economically that will break us and I can't help but conclude that this is being done intentionally