Obama 'Catch and Release'
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:21 pm
When a guy I was debating with saw the stats for Hispanic crime, he then claimed that only illegal immigrants were commiting crimes and being released under the catch and release policy. Also, that 'more immigrants=more crime'. This is what I said:
Do you have any sources to show the magnitude of this problem?
I found these http://econofact.org/are-immigrants-more-likely-to-commit-crimes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911240/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1533-8525.2001.tb01780.x/abstract
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10940-013-9210-5
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00191.x/abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199822)17:3%3C457::AID-PAM4%3E3.0.CO;2-F/abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00191.x/abstract
https://www.worldcat.org/title/international-migration-review-imr-a-quarterly-studying-sociological-demographic-economic-historical-and-legislative-aspects-of-human-migration-and-refugees/oclc/889376969
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13229
http://www.nber.org/papers/w6067
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X05000104
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002716212438938
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10940-016-9294-9
https://academic.oup.com/aler/article/16/1/220/135207/What-is-the-Contribution-of-Mexican-Immigration-to
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/15/crime-rises-among-second-generation-immigrants-as-they-assimilate/ - this one says second generation immigrants are morelikely to commit crimes.
https://academic.oup.com/socpro/article/56/3/447/1707591/Exploring-the-Connection-between-Immigration-and
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003122416635667
All of them say the opposite to what you claim, in fact, these papers give evidence to show immigration makes crime less likely than from those who native born, or who are second generation immigrants.
It doesn't say they never commit crimes, however, but these papers would suggest that immigrants coming to the US are coming here for economic reasons.
For sure, we should look after our own (I am not American) but the problems are more at the top than at the bottom - specifically the neoliberal regime and the amount of money spent on military intervention overseas (something I will get around to in my threads on capitalism).
First generation immigrants are more likely to keep low, for fear of getting caught and sent back to their countries. The problems are economic, poverty and enclosure due to capitalism is the problem. This is why I see Trump's rhetoric as the standard nationalist witch hunt that stirs up patriotic feelings towards outsiders. These tactics usually end in more misery, as the indiginous population demands more laws, which can eventually be turned on them.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/4/obama-reinstates-catch-and-release-policy-illegals/
Obama instated catch and release
That doesn't apply to: Aliens who “pose a threat to national security, border security, or public safety."
Aliens who are “misdemeanants and new immigration violators.”
It only applies to 'Other Immigration Offences'. Those not in the first two categories of high risk, would not be detained and deported, and therefore CBP agents were advised to not waste resources arresting them but rather focus on priority one and priority two offenders.
Illegal migrants only take up 5% of the workforce, around 8,000,000 out of 11,000,000.
Mexican migration has been declining, but non-Mexican immigration increased by about 350,000 around 2014.
Do you have any sources to show the magnitude of this problem?
I found these http://econofact.org/are-immigrants-more-likely-to-commit-crimes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911240/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1533-8525.2001.tb01780.x/abstract
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10940-013-9210-5
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00191.x/abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199822)17:3%3C457::AID-PAM4%3E3.0.CO;2-F/abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00191.x/abstract
https://www.worldcat.org/title/international-migration-review-imr-a-quarterly-studying-sociological-demographic-economic-historical-and-legislative-aspects-of-human-migration-and-refugees/oclc/889376969
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13229
http://www.nber.org/papers/w6067
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X05000104
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002716212438938
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10940-016-9294-9
https://academic.oup.com/aler/article/16/1/220/135207/What-is-the-Contribution-of-Mexican-Immigration-to
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/15/crime-rises-among-second-generation-immigrants-as-they-assimilate/ - this one says second generation immigrants are morelikely to commit crimes.
https://academic.oup.com/socpro/article/56/3/447/1707591/Exploring-the-Connection-between-Immigration-and
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003122416635667
All of them say the opposite to what you claim, in fact, these papers give evidence to show immigration makes crime less likely than from those who native born, or who are second generation immigrants.
It doesn't say they never commit crimes, however, but these papers would suggest that immigrants coming to the US are coming here for economic reasons.
For sure, we should look after our own (I am not American) but the problems are more at the top than at the bottom - specifically the neoliberal regime and the amount of money spent on military intervention overseas (something I will get around to in my threads on capitalism).
First generation immigrants are more likely to keep low, for fear of getting caught and sent back to their countries. The problems are economic, poverty and enclosure due to capitalism is the problem. This is why I see Trump's rhetoric as the standard nationalist witch hunt that stirs up patriotic feelings towards outsiders. These tactics usually end in more misery, as the indiginous population demands more laws, which can eventually be turned on them.
[hr]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/4/obama-reinstates-catch-and-release-policy-illegals/
Obama instated catch and release
That doesn't apply to: Aliens who “pose a threat to national security, border security, or public safety."
Aliens who are “misdemeanants and new immigration violators.”
It only applies to 'Other Immigration Offences'. Those not in the first two categories of high risk, would not be detained and deported, and therefore CBP agents were advised to not waste resources arresting them but rather focus on priority one and priority two offenders.
Illegal migrants only take up 5% of the workforce, around 8,000,000 out of 11,000,000.
Mexican migration has been declining, but non-Mexican immigration increased by about 350,000 around 2014.