"It dropped 16% in 2024. Biden sure must have been awesome.
#26 | Posted by Sycophant"

yeah - and it dropped 21%+ under Trump including 36% in NYC. A drop of 21% is better than a drop of 16% in the murder rate everywhere but liberal bizarro world apparently.

"#20 | Posted by LampLighter"

To end this debate once and for all and to stop you -------- from mindless repeating headlines without understanding the studies themselves, I will provide the information for you. Feel free to double-check with Grok, ChatGPT, etc.

The NPR article you linked states 3 studies " these 3 studies are repeatedly used to make these false statements regarding illegal alien criminality.

1.) THE INCARCERATION GAP BETWEEN IMMIGRANTS AND THE US-BORN, 1870"2020 paper did not differentiate between legal and illegal immigrants. They used some proxy measures but did not actually use any database of actual data on criminality whereby immigration status was determined. No one is debating that legal immigrants commit crimes at much lower rates. Hell, I would go so far as to state illegal immigrants due to visa overstays probably commit crimes at lower rates. The main issue is illegal border crossers.

2.) CATO Institute 2019 report on Texas. This study used fingerprint data to determine immigration status. Any fingerprint that was not explicitly found in the prior immigration database (which is only collected via prior police encounters) was included as native born'. Thus, this study only correctly identifies illegal repeat offenders which are typically deported or change location so they do not re-offend in the same jurisdiction. In the case of CATO, they are basically classifying all illegal first-time offenders as native born' based upon their methodology so we are only really capturing illegal repeat offenders " and given that " the rates are shockingly high given deportation or changing jurisdiction.

3.) The Marshall Project " this did not even study relative rates of criminality between legal and illegal immigrants. It concluded that there was no surge in illegal criminality but their methodology actually makes this conclusion impossible. They used the data from the FBI UCR " which does not even state immigration status as well as the estimate for illegals in metro areas. In short, if crime decrease, they automatically assume it is due to lower immigrant crime " garbage study.

As I said previously, the ONLY study which systematically determined immigration status was the Arizona study " and that found illegal immigrants committing crimes at much higher rates than legal immigrants.

"@#21 ... All these ------ studies rely on the criminals to self-report their immigration status and thus are useless. ...
And your current aliis knows that ... how?"

Because that is their stated methodology -------. The only one that actually confirms the data is the study I referenced.

"A disproportionate incarceration rate.
Not talking about the crime rate.
#22 | Posted by LampLighter "

Really? That is your talking point on this? Try harder -------.

"Just not oil companies with low margins.
Don't drill, baby, don't drill!
#169 | Posted by REDIAL"

So, now you ------- liberals are whining that the oil company profits are decreasing? You just can't make this ---- up.

"The companies in China were moving to India. Not America."

You only know that because I told you. However, this is mainly just low end electronics assembly. The US is reshoring whole industries.

"The Saudis and OPEC+ is tanking the price of oil so Alberta has a budget to re-evaluate.
#166 | Posted by REDIAL"

Low oil prices help the world - and with liberals abandoning their global-warming religion, everyone should be happy. Low energy prices = low food prices = low inflation.

Unfortunately, it cannot last as the Saudi's are running an 11% deficit to GDP number currently.

"#20 | Posted by LampLighter"

All these ------ studies rely on the criminals to self-report their immigration status and thus are useless. Only the Arizona study used law enforcement to confirm the actual immigration status and that study found undocumented immigrants are at least 142% more likely to be convicted of a crime than other Arizonans (U.S. citizens and legal residents combined).

Prison Population: From January 1985 to June 2017, undocumented immigrants, who made up ~2% of Arizona's population (ages 15"35), accounted for ~8% of the state prison population, implying a disproportionate incarceration rate.

Young Offenders: Young undocumented immigrants (15 to 35 years) commit crimes at twice the rate of young U.S. citizens, even after adjusting for age-related crime trends.

Refer to the 2018 report by John R. Lott Jr. of the Crime Prevention Research Center.

"#163 | Posted by REDIAL"

Fentanyl is an upside to the trade deals - the biggest benefit is using that as a pretext to crush Snow Mexico's economy so that they come begging to be the 51st state. They can join in whole or we can just admit Alberta first.

"#162 | Posted by ClownShack"

And when jobs continue to come back to the US, you will still whine - because you only response to anything Trump does is to whine and oppose it, even if it goes against your self interest to do so. You are not alone, that applies to about 90% of the 20-ish% of Americans that still support the Democrat party.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL

Next cut you are going to hear. Limit to 2 years and shift costs to the states - also, cut homelessness funding as it is completely ineffective as seen in LA.

The fact that Democrats fight tooth and nail against anything that requires able bodied people to work to get benefits is why the Democrats are in the 20's for approval and will continue falling.

People CHOOSING not to work should not get free government handouts.

Section 8 housing is meant to be TEMPORARY - not a 20 year lifestyle choice.

Normal Americans support these changes and these programs never should have been allowing this fraud and abuse.

If Democrats think fighting for people to get free section 8 housing for 20+ years is going to get them votes from Gen Z and the Millennials that can't afford housing despite actually working - they are going to get a big wake up call.

"Saying "we dont hire cult members" is not a purity test, it's a sanity test."

That statement alone proves how badly TDS has rotten your brain.

"It's not the new's job to give equal weight to delusion and reality."

No one is demanding equal weight - what MSNBC provides is an echo chamber and the result is uninformed viewers living in a bubble as they are NEVER exposed to opposing views.

"And again - republicans are invited on MSNBC all the time. Why don't they accept the offer?
#132 | Posted by SpeakSoftly"

Because MSNBC's audience is too small to matter.

"#124 | Posted by SpeakSoftly"

So, as I posted THERE ISN'T ONE - because Dems demand a purity test. Yet, you poke fun at Fox when they demonstrably platform opposing views with both their guests as well as their regular show contributors. Fox is still trash - but they are still worlds better than the lib-porn that MSNBC provides its braindead audience.

"Now tell us how much higher it would be if it wasn't going backwards for most of Q1 due to Trump's failed trade war
#117 | Posted by snoofy"

Honest question - why do you even care? You don't own any stock. If you ever have more than $5 to your name, you are buying lotto tickets and OnlyFan subscriptions.

"MSNBC invites republicans on ALL THE TIME.
#113 | Posted by SpeakSoftly"

Which regular show contributor or host on MSNBC is openly a Trump supporter? Not a guest - someone on their payroll. Honestly, I could be wrong as I only watch the channel to laugh at it. So, name names.

"This moron just bragged about how inclusive his party and then bragged how they'll silence opposing voices. IN ONE POST.
#106 | Posted by SpeakSoftly"

That is not what I said. I said FOX was willing to platform opposing voices - MSNBC is not yet you -------- think Fox is the one that is biased propaganda.

As for MAGA - the country's last chance to be great again is now. To do that, we need to rid the obstruction of Globo-Homo whether that be RINOs, Democrats, or activist judges.

"The DOW has NOT yet recovered.
It's still down 2,000 pts since February. And if it does it will only just be getting back to where Biden left it.
#98 | Posted by donnerboy"

The day before the election, the Dow was 42200 - you cannot give credit to Biden for the relief rally that occurred when the market celebrated that his corrupt Democrat regime was being kicked out of office. Thus, Trump is in plus territory already. I think someone else predicted the Dow at 46000 by year end - if the fed takes its thumb out of its ass, this will be a low prediction.

"#102 | Posted by redlightrobot"

Slashing spending by requiring able bodied people to actually work to get benefits...oh, the horror!

"#90 | Posted by YAV"

Not worth my time to do it - we all know it is true -------. Again, I think you should sit this one out given your track record on the subject.

"#86 | Posted by YAV"

You predicted China would not negotiate - yet, here we are. You predicted empty shelves and economic devastation for the US with crops rotting in fields. How that turn out for you -------?

"#83 | Posted by shrimptacodan"

Do you remember all the liberal stooges on here claiming that the stock market would have the biggest ever loss in April - well, until it didn't. Dow is now higher than before the trade war was announced. If you want to be broke - take financial advice from Democrat.

"#78 | Posted by YAV"

Literally everything that you have predicted about the trade war has thus far proven to be false. Maybe you need to sit this one out. You were one of the liberals claiming China would not negotiate - you gonna walk back that prediction and admit that you were wrong?

"Like magat scum did for student debt relief -------?
#74 | Posted by truthhurts"

That was not saving Americans money - that was transferring debt from deadbeat liberals to US taxpayers. Trump is leveling the playing field and the result will be the EU paying their fair share and a reduction in prices that Americans pay - well, at least until a liberal activist judge blocks it.

"What good have we actually received from this deal?
#70 | Posted by YAV"

Again - THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DEAL -------. This is a pause while the actual deal is negotiated. China has already agreed to remove non-tariff barriers as well as fentanyl enforcement they previously refused to remove. The market is not celebrating this as a final deal - they are celebrating because China bent the knee despite what the liberals have been chanting in unison. Xi was being ravaged at home and facing protests for the first time - as Trump said from the beginning - China needs us way more than we need them.

Hey ------- liberals - how many more days until you find a liberal activist judge to demand Americans pay more for prescription drugs by blocking Trumps EO? After the trade war talking points have blown up in your face, that is the next big story up.