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I want to point out that because these immigrants are here illegally, that they are actually more likely not to commit any sort of crime because they don't want to get caught. They are cautious. So to say that there would be a significant drop in crime, especially violent crime, is ludicrous.
Depends on the illegal actually. If they are here to raise a family, then yes they would stay under the radar for the sake of their family. There are, however, drug traffickers who bring in marijuana, cocaine, and black tar heroin into this country. Drug dealing in and of itself is not a violent crime, but it is still a crime.
As for the violent crimes that happen because of drugs, we'd have to look up the facts for how deaths in America happen as a result of the Mexican drug wars.
I want to point out that because these immigrants are here illegally, that they are actually more likely not to commit any sort of crime because they don't want to get caught. They are cautious. So to say that there would be a significant drop in crime, especially violent crime, is ludicrous.
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Originally Posted by NoExcuses
If that was the case, we wouldn't be hearing anything about all those illegals who DO commit crimes.
Come to think of it, simply by being here illegally they are COMMITTING A CRIME. They begin committing crimes the second they cross that border. EVERYTHING THEY DO IS A CRIME IN THIS COUNTRY.
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Originally Posted by thePR
Let's start from the top:
Because they are illegal immigrants, they will be scrutinized, it's the opposite of what you said.
And you are playing semantics. You know the point I was getting at and and you are distorting it.
CAPS LOCKS IS NOT CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL, GIVE IT A BREAK.
IF the illegals are being so cautious then why does it seem like every news story from large cities involves illegals? IF they were cautious we would NOT hear about their crimes, but we ARE. This is what NoExcuses was saying. I got it.
Just the fact that one is illegal is not the crime we are talking about; above and beyond illegal entry they commit so many other crimes - on a daily basis.
Caps are used to make a point - LOUD and CLEAR. GOT IT?
Also, correct me if I'm wrong because I will be oversimplifying and probably will be erroneous somewhere:
But violent crime rates are calculated by "violent crimes per 100,000", which basically takes into account the population, yes?
If illegals are not counted on the census, then one can assume the population are legal US citizens.
Violent crimes, on the other hand, do not take into account one's legal status when tabulated. A crime is a crime, regardless of citizenship.
So, assume 100 violent crimes happened in Town X in 2010 with a population of 100,000. Now let's say 10 of these violent crimes were performed by illegals. If they all left or never were here and these crimes never happened, we'd subtract them. That's 90 crimes per 100,000. That would technically lower the rate, albeit not significantly, but that is ten less crimes.
I realize this is oversimplifying, but it's an interesting way to look at it I think.
if the illegals are being so cautious then why does it seem like every news story from large cities involves illegals? If they were cautious we would not hear about their crimes, but we are. This is what noexcuses was saying. I got it.
Just the fact that one is illegal is not the crime we are talking about; above and beyond illegal entry they commit so many other crimes - on a daily basis.
Caps are used to make a point - loud and clear. Got it?
So: I CAN USE CAPS LOCK AND IT MAKES ME RIGHT.
Flawless. I would love to hear your other ideas.
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Originally Posted by GreXican
Depends on the illegal actually. If they are here to raise a family, then yes they would stay under the radar for the sake of their family. There are, however, drug traffickers who bring in marijuana, cocaine, and black tar heroin into this country. Drug dealing in and of itself is not a violent crime, but it is still a crime.
As for the violent crimes that happen because of drugs, we'd have to look up the facts for how deaths in America happen as a result of the Mexican drug wars.
True, but when I think of drug trafficking I think of them being transient and not really in America to live but to transport goods because they have to go back and fourth not really having a permanent home.
No one said anything about caps making one 'right'. Using caps has nothing to do with right or wrong. We are talking online where we can't hear each others voices and the tones used. We can use bold, italics, CAPITAL letters, or underlined words to stress the words we really want someone to "hear". Nothing else. No right or wrong.
Haven't you ever had to YELL to get your point across to someone?
I want to point out that because these immigrants are here illegally, that they are actually more likely not to commit any sort of crime because they don't want to get caught. They are cautious. So to say that there would be a significant drop in crime, especially violent crime, is ludicrous.
There are an estimated 10.8-20+ million illegal aliens in this country. Naturally, if they ALL left, we would see a decline in crime. Likewise, if the entire population of ANY group were to leave, the crime rate would decrease.
They are not all living in the shadows, reluctant to commit crimes. Otherwise, they would not have committed almost 1 million sex crimes. Nor, would they be responsible for countless murders, thefts, and DUIs.
If illegals really feared detection, they would not brazenly participate in protest marches; they would not routinely appear for benefits from our social services; they would not enroll their children in our public schools; they would not loiter by the dozens in Home Depot parking lots; and there wouldn’t be a group of DREAMies trekking to DC to DEMAND legalization. As a matter of fact, they would be so far underground we would barely even know they are here.
Contrary to your belief, illegals feel quite emboldened due to support from the ACLU, the Chamber of Commerce, MALDEF, La Raza (NCLR), the Catholic Church and other organized religions, the inaction of local officials, and the failure of our federal government to enforce our immigration laws. If anything, they have an in-your-face mindset. After all, they believe they have a “right” to be here. Why on earth would they hide?
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This translates to 93 sex offenders and 12 serial sexual offenders coming across U.S. borders illegally per day. The 1500 offenders in this study had a total of 5,999 victims. Each sex offender averaged 4 victims. This places the estimate for victimization numbers around 960,000 for the 88 months examined in this study.
There are an estimated 10.8-20+ million illegal aliens in this country. Naturally, if they ALL left, we would see a decline in crime. Likewise, if the entire population of ANY group were to leave, the crime rate would decrease.
They are not all living in the shadows, reluctant to commit crimes. Otherwise, they would not have committed almost 1 million sex crimes. Nor, would they be responsible for countless murders, thefts, and DUIs.
If illegals really feared detection, they would not brazenly participate in protest marches; they would not routinely appear for benefits from our social services; they would not enroll their children in our public schools; they would not loiter by the dozens in Home Depot parking lots; and there wouldn’t be a group of DREAMies trekking to DC to DEMAND legalization. As a matter of fact, they would be so far underground we would barely even know they are here.
Contrary to your belief, illegals feel quite emboldened due to support from the ACLU, the Chamber of Commerce, MALDEF, La Raza (NCLR), the Catholic Church and other organized religions, the inaction of local officials, and the failure of our federal government to enforce our immigration laws. If anything, they have an in-your-face mindset. After all, they believe they have a “right” to be here. Why on earth would they hide?
And what I bolded will be their downfall-----------especially in this nasty recession.
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If that was the case, we wouldn't be hearing anything about all those illegals who DO commit crimes.
Can't remember that far back! it has been oh so long.
