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Originally Posted by ila
Interesting. Have you got a source for this information or a link to the source?
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An article in pe.com (Riverside Ca.) by Ruben Navarrette (member of Washington Post Writers Group) pointed out that cities with large populations of illegal immigrants have lower crime rates. This is probably the result of illegals keeping a low profile to avoid getting arrested and deported. There are other references to the studies, done in the 1990s, on the internet.
Here in California, things are getting much tougher for illegals. One I know who has been here for ten years, working hard, getting married to a US citizen and having two children is getting deported. Another who has a lawn care business is getting deported.
People come to this country because there are jobs here. We need some kind of a work permit system that lets them do the work but keeps their families back home. This would help the schools and the health care services. Its a sad situation, these are people just trying to make a living. Thanks to NAFTA destroying the small farmer economy of Mexico these people had to find work somewhere.