Comments on: Illegal Immigration Defies Culture Crowd Definition

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:39:50 +0000

Isnt it odd that all the people opposing the border fence happen to have a fence around their house?

By: Reggie Jefferson

Reggie Jefferson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:36:08 +0000

“What I find smarmy, maybe stupid, is saying an immigrant, like the Polish guy in the Wall Street Journal article is someone who who could commit horrible crimes.”

We need some better reading comprehension here. I never said that I thought that the man described in the article would commit those serious crimes, but if you are selective in enforcing the LAWS then the laws become meaningless. How would you feel if you Jamiel Shaw was your friend or family? For the benefit of legal Americans, we should err on the side of caution.

“The guy owned a second home for goodness sakes.”

I’m pretty sure that the amount of homes owned doesn’t indicate whether you are a criminal or not (once again, I don’t think this man is a criminal).

By: George Lopez

George Lopez — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:03:37 +0000

“There have been dozens of national studies examining immigration and crime, and they all come to the same conclusion: immigrants are more law-abiding than citizens. A 2007 study by the Immigration Policy Center found that immigrants, whether legal or illegal, are substantally less likely to commit crimes or to be incarcerated than U.S. citizens.
“For example: At the same time that immigration has reached or surpassed historic highs, crime rates have declined, notably in cities with large numbers of undocumented immigrants, including San Diego and El Paso.
“Incarceration rates for native-born men in the 18-39 age group was five times higher than for foreign-born men in the same age group..
“Data from the census and other sources show that for every ethnic group, incarceration rates among young men are lowest for immigrants, even those who are less educated and acculturated.”
Source: Center for International Policy
What I find smarmy, maybe stupid, is saying an immigrant, like the Polish guy in the Wall Street Journal article is someone who who could commit horrible crimes. The guy owned a second home for goodness sakes. I wish I was doing that well.

By: Joaquin

Joaquin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:47:11 +0000

Between smarmy and stupid, I’d choose smarmy.
No one disputes the right of the federal government to deport anyone here illegally, be they from Poland or Mexico. I don’t think the immigrant described above, and others like him, would rape or murder anyone.
That doesn’t entitle him, or others like him to stay here, but to lump them with rapists and murders is,shall we say, crass, perhaps obtuse.

By: Reggie Jefferson

Reggie Jefferson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:58:53 +0000

“America, after all, can’t afford to have such hardened criminals in our midst.”

What a stupid, smarmy quote. The enforcement of the laws allow us to deport dangerous criminals. Is it perfect? Of course not, but if it results in raping and murdering aliens off American streeets, I’m all for it.