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I'm sure this is all true, but I'm also sure that the population of visa overstayers and the population of illegal border-crossers have vastly different charact
by senderista 8y ago
I'm sure this is all true, but I'm also sure that the population of visa overstayers and the population of illegal border-crossers have vastly different characteristics, including crime rate. This seems like an essential distinction for this discussion since only the latter is relevant to border security, yet I have not seen anyone make it (nor do I know if the relevant data exists).
- asdff 8y agoThe relevant data does exist, it's actually in this article (1). Once again, even undocumented immigrants have a lower crime rate than native born citizens. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/11/us/politics/trump-border-crisis-reality.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/11/us/politics/t...
- senderista 8y agoOnly if you assume that the studied population of undocumented immigrants in Texas was predominantly people who illegally crossed the border, not people who overstayed their visas.
- fareesh 8y agoThe news media has done such a horrible job distorting these distinct groups of people that it's so surprising to see that this needs to be pointed out. Most often I see channels like CNN refer to the umbrella term "immigrants", which I imagine is extremely offensive to folks who pay thousands of dollars and wait in line compared to someone who cheats their way into the country.