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SANCTUARY CITIES

Violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants often cause angry reactions about sanctuary cities. However, statistics don’t seem to bear out that these cities have higher violent crime rates.

Mother Jones cited figures from the Center for Immigration Studies and FBI Uniform Crime Report, comparing murders in San Francisco, a sanctuary city, with those in similarly sized nonsanctuary cities.

San Francisco had 5.75 murders per 100,000 residents in 2013, according to the reports. The rates were higher among nonsanctuary cities. Indianapolis had 15.17 murders per 100,000 followed by Dallas, 11.39; Columbus, 11.06; Jacksonville, 10.99; and Fort Worth, 6.08. [1]

A 2013 study by the Department of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois-Chicago found that immigration enforcement caused distrust in the legal system by legal and illegal immigrants.

The survey of Latinos in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Phoenix showed that 45 percent were less likely to report a crime because of the enforcement.

Nick Gillespie, editor in chief of Reason.com, pointed out that many crimes have declined in the country during the past 20 years while the foreign-born population has increased. He wrote that the issue of illegal immigrants involved in crime receives more attention when a high-profile murder occurs in a sanctuary city, such as the 2015 murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco by an illegal alien.

Boston’s violent crime rate per 100,000 residents is only slightly lower than the violent crimes committed in San Francisco, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which reported that national statistics show legal and illegal immigrants are less likely to commit a crime than natural-born citizens.

Both Boston and San Francisco are coastal cities that attract immigrants. Although the suspect in the San Francisco killing was a convicted felon and an undocumented immigrant, the incident doesn’t reflect a national trend, the publication stated.

[1] http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/sanctuary-cities-violent-crime/2015

Feb. 6/17
7:13 pm

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HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M

I just don't want illegal aliens around, regardless of the violent crime issue.

Serenitree · F

That is your right. There's nothing wrong with feeling as you do. I am merely pointing out that many people are using the violent crime rate as a reason to object.

They very likely feel exactly as you do, but aren't as honest as you are.

So many illegal immigrants have lived in the U. S. for many years. They've raised families and built good lives. They only do that by keeping a low profile. It's true, they haven't paid income tax, but if they were given sanctuary, they could then begin paying taxes, without fear of being deported.

Feb. 6/17
7:31 pm

HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M

@Serenitree: Where I live we give them public assistance. So they are not working but getting food, housing, medical care and an allowance.

Serenitree · F

@HoraceGreenley: I know, and I understand what you feel. But as I keep telling my kids, expecting people who are looking for a better life to refuse the assistance offered by government, is unreasonable. The government is doing this. I understand the anger. I think it's misdirected. And I doubt a wall will do anything more than provide some employment for some bricklayers for a couple of years.

That's just my personal, and non political viewpoint. I don't understand politics well enough to make political statements, but I do know that people just want to live, and I believe it is foolish to blame them for trying in any way possible, and expect them to choose death over charity.

Feb. 6/17
8:01 pm

HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M

@Serenitree: true but at what point does a person have a moral obligation to change their own country rather than become a dependent of another?

Serenitree · F

@HoraceGreenley: you'll have to be the judge of that. I look at countries where people are dying like flies because of poverty and bad governments and I feel nothing but sorrow. When the Vietnamese and Cambodian boat people started arriving in Canada, and getting brand new furniture paid for by the department of immigration and government grants to start businesses and buy houses, we Canadians were quite put out, but upon getting to know their stories and why they took what was freely offered, instead of choosing death, I realized that the government made those decisions, and WE voted for the government. And yes. The crime rate rose quite badly soon after the younger generation began forming gangs and violating our people. But I still blame the government.

Feb. 18/17
7:17 pm
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HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M

@Serenitree: So in that case the government let the people into Canada. But when people enter a country illegally, then they are criminals and should be treated as such.

Serenitree · F

@HoraceGreenley: you're missing the point entirely. But I'm done arguing with a closed mind.