Show-Me Election Year 'Illegal Immigrant Crimes Committee' Debut

Credit to Missouri TV news for asking politicos to back up their assertions with data amid an ongoing debate that's typically forgotten when somebody needs a discount on a new roof or when residents beg politicos to enforce rules against corporate interests.

Here's the basics of the report . . .

“People tend to be completely inflamed by the fact that when someone shouldn’t be here illegally in the first place or commit crimes, why are they even here? So we formed this committee,” Missouri Speaker of the House Dean Ploche said.

However, when asked for data to support the claim, neither Plocher nor the committee’s chairman, Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, did not present any.

While data shows undocumented immigrants commit fewer crimes than natural-born citizens, Roberts claimed those committed by citizens are, in general, less violent.

“The crime related to people who live here basically covers all kinds of crimes, but illegal immigration tends to be a more violent type of crime,” Roberts said. “So, while that number may not be as big as some other group, nonetheless it has a disproportionate impact.”

A 2020 report from the Department of Justice study found immigrants are half as likely to commit crimes compared to native citizens.

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