Charts here (Washington Post) show that illegal border crossings are at a relative low and that illegal immigrants in the aggregate commit fewer crimes than native citizens. Buy you only need the one bar graph below to see that the current immigration “crisis” is entirely fabricated for political gain.
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It’s still high compared with 1990, however numbers don’t really matter in politics. Your view on this topic depends on whether you think immigration is good or bad, which depends on which part of the economy you inhabit. Low-skilled workers think immigration is bad for them (and it might well be.) High earners think that immigration is good for the economy as a whole (and economic theory backs them up.)
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I agree with you for the most part, but your comparison is not exactly apt per my thesis. Rates steadily rose from 1990 to 2008, then leveled out and slowly dropped over the past ten years. I say that a point-to-point comparison to 1990 (or some other earlier year) isn’t apt, because the point is that if the trend line has been level or dropping for the past 10 years, we don’t have an immigration crisis. Where the data point was in 1990 or 1980 or 1970 does not impact this thesis. I agree with you on how the viewpoints vary.
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Sure, there is no crisis. Unless we want one …
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Wake up….Walls work. They should be “part” of a system to prevent illegal immigration. Borders,language and culture make a nation.
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Hi Charlie. If you want to debate walls or what makes up a nation, that is fair enough. My point is that it is disingenuous to pump it up into a hair-on-fire crisis if the incoming numbers have been even or slightly dropping for 10 years. Thanks for input. One day I hope to discuss those other points on your back porch, where I’m sure we will genially disagree on much and pleasantly agree on some 🙂
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If your house was robbed once a month in 2017 and only once every other month in 2019 does that mean you can leave your door unlocked?
Wake up…. Walls are a important PART of a secure border.
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No, I wouldn’t leave it unlocked with so native-born people around here (who in the aggregate commit crimes at a higher rate than illegal immigrants).* But if they were coming in once or twice a month to work hard and help me fix up the house, I’d probably just give them a key.
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/two-charts-demolish-the-notion-that-immigrants-here-illegally-commit-more-crime/?utm_term=.95df24158525
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Needs to be thought about!
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I understand… You would let them have a key after they were vetted by you. I am also in favor of immigration after proper vetting.
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Everyone has their own views and I respect yours
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I bet all the idiots that posted here in January are really enjoying all that crow they’re eating with egg all over their face
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