Yet Another Republican Talking Point Proved False
We’ve been hearing for a while about how Arizona is now a hellhole because of all the illegal immigrants. Arizona politicians want to “build the danged fence” to keep all these lawless immigrants out. Little do they know that Republican policies already keep immigrants out.
A deep recession and tougher border enforcement have led to a sharp decline in the number of immigrants entering the United States illegally in the past five years, contributing to the first significant reversal in the growth of their numbers in two decades, according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center.
The number of illegal immigrants entering the United States plunged by almost two-thirds between 2005 and 2009, a dramatic shift after years of growth in the population, according to the report.
In the first half of the decade, an average of 850,000 people a year entered the United States without authorization, according to the report, released Wednesday. As the economy plunged into recession between 2007 and 2009, that number fell to 300,000.
The drop has contributed to an 8 percent decrease in the estimated number of illegal immigrants living in the United States, from a peak of 12 million in 2007 to 11.1 million in 2009, the report said.
So despite what the Republicans are saying crime has decreased in Arizona over the last decade and illegal immigration has decreased dramatically. The Obama administration has also enforced immigration law more than the Bush administration did, deporting 3x as many illegal immigrants as Bush.
However, being proved false won’t keep the GOP from repeating the zombie lies. They need a scapegoat to point away from their own bad ideas.
So was Republicans tanking the economy a racist plot to keep brown people out, or was that just an unintended benefit?
It was an unitended consequence. Doing nothing and making Democrats take the blame is intended.
Interesting. Hopefully Democrats use this to defuse some of the firecrackers the Republicans are sending our way on this issue. Results matter and illegal immigration is down and enforcement is up under Obama.
There is still the problem of about 80 miles of Arizona under control of Mexican drug cartels.
One thing I don’t get though is why the govenor just doesn’t declare that area a state of emergency and send AZ’s guard there.
There is still the problem of about 80 miles of Arizona under control of Mexican drug cartels.
Hahahahahaha!
I’d love to see a credible link to that, Phil.
Until then, I’m with UI… Hahahahahaha!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/31/signs-in-arizona-warn-of-smuggler-dangers/
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_central_southern_az/other/mexican-drug-cartels-now-control-parts-of-arizona
http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/capitol/mexican_drug_cartels_control_parts_hcV2BJNsfMSLdUESPRz3BK
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/22/mexican-gangs-permanent-lookouts-parkland/
(you probably don’t count that one)
While my other post is waiting, how do you explain the signs that were sent down to AZ about cartel violence?
Phil – if someone puts up a sign that says “watch out for pickpockets” would it be fair to say that pickpockets have taken control of the area?
If so, we have already ceded swaths of land to bears.
Well, neither the Washington Times or the NYpost count as credible, either.
But the ABC one is very interesting. The claim is made by a Pinal County Sheriff. Pinal County is the county just south of Phoenix — before you get to Tucson and the border (that’s Pima County). So apparently the claim is that there is some part of internal AZ (NOT its border) that is under control of Mexican cartels.
So how meaningful is that? Especially since the big Mexican cartel kingpin they just caught is an American. Pinal County may indeed have its drug issues, but they sure don’t have an 80 mile corridor (not attached to anything!) under control of Mexican cartels.
“If so, we have already ceded swaths of land to bears.”
I was bear hunting the other day, came across a road sign that read “BEAR LEFT” so I went home.
Carry on.
You can’t compare this to .warning pickpockets’ signs. read them yourself, just google image search arizona warning signs.