A dramatic combination of crime, cost, health, and population data has begun to convince the U.S. population that illegal immigration is presenting a dangerous and unaffordable challenge to the nation.
James Kirchik, writing in the New York Post which reports in a city known for its very tolerant attitude towards illegals, notes that “An economic migrant wanting to enter a country does not have a ‘right’ to do so in the same way that a citizen of that country has a right to free speech… Today, many on the left seem to believe that the very concept of borders is immoral and should not exist. Meanwhile, in the debate over so-called sanctuary cities, activists egg on municipalities to defy federal immigration officials in open defiance of the rule of law.”
California’s state government, which has views on illegal immigration that are in open opposition to federal border controls, is now facing a revolt of its own. The Free Beacon reports that “San Diego County, California’s second-most populous county, [has] joined at least a dozen other municipalities in supporting the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the state over its so-called “sanctuary” law… San Diego County is the latest in a series of revolts by municipalities against the law, which began last month when the small city of Los Alamitos, located within Orange County, made national news by launching a city ordinance to reject the sanctuary law. Orange County itself soon followed suit by voting to file an amicus brief supporting the federal lawsuit against the state. The cities of San Juan Capistrano, Aliso Viejo, Escondido, and Mission Viejo are among those whose leaders have either passed a resolution against the law or have voted to file amicus briefs in support of the Trump administration’s positions.”
The growing alteration of attitudes in states like California and New York which face budgetary challenges, may be explainable by demographic, economic and crime factors. The Hill cites a Kaiser Family Foundation survey that found “One in 4 children living in the U.S. in 2016 had at least one parent who was born outside the U.S., according to a study released Wednesday. More half of those children live in just four states: California (23 percent), Texas (13 percent), New York (8 percent) and Florida (8 percent), according to the study… A common theme for families with at least one immigrant parent is the family looking for affordable health care, the survey shows. About 8 million of the roughly 20 million children living with an immigrant parent were covered under either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).”
Crime, and the role illegal immigration has played in it, also is changing formerly tolerant attitudes.
The Washington Times cites just one example of how the Obama Administration intentionally ignored the entry of notorious MS-13 gang members into the U.S. The admitted gang members, known as such to American authorities, arrived as “unaccompanied minors” and were shipped to juvenile homes across the nation.
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) recently released a worrisome report on the role MS-13 plays in crime. “Center researchers reviewed more than 500 cases of MS-13 gang members arrested nationwide since 2012. We conclude that this resurgence represents a very serious threat to public safety in communities where MS-13 has rebuilt itself. The resurgence is directly connected to the illegal arrival and resettlement of more than 300,000 Central American youths and families that has continued unabated for six years, and to a de-prioritization of immigration enforcement in the interior of the country that occurred at the same time. All criminal gangs are a threat to public safety, but MS-13 is a unique problem because of the unusually brutal crimes its members have committed, its success in using intimidation to victimize and control people in its territory, and its focus on recruiting young members, often in schools… a large share of MS-13 members are not citizens… The proliferation of sanctuary policies that interfere with cooperation between state and local law enforcement agencies threatens to hamper efforts to stifle MS-13 activity.”
We have previously reported that a study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIRUS) found that federal, state, and local levels, governments spend approximately $134.9 billion to cover the costs incurred by the presence of more than 12.5 million illegal aliens, and about 4.2 million citizen children of illegal aliens. The FAIRUS study noted that Federal Tax Receipts from Illegal Aliens totals only about $22.1 Billion. On the state and local level, a Forbes study found that households headed by illegal immigrants paid a combined $11.64 billion in state and local taxes during 2010. Therefore, the combined intake of taxes from illegals is approximately $33.3 billion, resulting in a net combined government loss of $101.16 billion.
We have also previously disclosed that a General Accounting Office (GAO) study of 55,322 illegal aliens, incarcerated in federal prisons found that:
- They were arrested at least a total of 459,614 times, averaging about 8 arrests per illegal alien. Nearly all had more than 1 arrest. Thirty-eight percent (about 21,000) had between 2 and 5 arrests, 32 percent (about 18,000) had between 6 and 10 arrests, and 26 percent (about 15,000) had 11 or more arrests. Most of the arrests occurred after 1990.
- They were arrested for a total of about 700,000 criminal offenses, averaging about 13 offenses per illegal alien. One arrest incident may include multiple offenses, a fact that explains why there are nearly one and half times more offenses than arrests. Almost all of these illegal aliens were arrested for more than 1 offense. Slightly more than half of the 55,322 illegal aliens had between 2 and 10 offenses. About 45 percent of all offenses were drug or immigration offenses. About 15 percent were property-related offenses such as burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and property damage. About 12 percent were for violent offenses such as murder, robbery, assault, and sex-related crimes. The balance was for such other offenses as traffic violations, including driving under the influence; fraud—including forgery and counterfeiting; weapons violations; and obstruction of justice.
- Eighty percent of all arrests occurred in three states—California, Texas, and Arizona. Specifically, about 58 percent of all arrests occurred in California, 14 percent in Texas, and 8 percent in Arizona.”
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