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This actually makes sense as a policy. Though I don't understand why he still thinks Mexico should pay for it. It just seems a bit dickish. Simply increasing th
by inostia 10y ago
This actually makes sense as a policy. Though I don't understand why he still thinks Mexico should pay for it. It just seems a bit dickish. Simply increasing the federal prison time for illegal immigrants (as suggested) would probably eliminate a lot of the traffic.
- chillacy 10y agoWhy would you pay to imprison illegal immigrants? Also there's some amount of evidence that says increasing punishment doesn't necessarily act as increased deterrent to some crimes past a certain point.
- totalZero 10y agoA tall order, sir. Let's see the evidence!
- chillacy 10y agoPlenty of it sir: http://nij.gov/five-things/pages/deterrence.aspx http://nij.gov/five-things/pages/deterrence.aspx > The certainty of being caught is a vastly more powerful deterrent than the punishment. > Police deter crime by increasing the perception that criminals will be caught and punished > Increasing the severity of punishment does little to deter crime Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=does+increasing+punishment+reduce+crime&oq=increasing+punishment&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0.2985j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=does+increasing+punishment+r...