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Illegal immigrants by definition broke the law just crossing the border without authorization. Sanctuary cities don't report illegal immigrant crime. So what good is that stat?

#38 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Being undocumented (unlawful presence) in the U.S. is generally a civil violation, i.e. not a crime. Crossing the border illegally is. But we've made it practically impossible to cross the border legally.

And saying that Sanctuary Cities don't report illegal immigrant crime is not just a distortion of the truth but just a flat out lie.

Care to provide any proof?

GL. I already checked. Yep! More proof that you ate a lying Commie Spyboy.

Contrary to what many believe, sanctuary policies do not conceal or shelter undocumented immigrants from detection. Nor do they shield immigrants from deportation or prosecution for criminal activities. State and local police still enforce state and local criminal laws against immigrants who are accused of committing a crime in sanctuary jurisdictions. Importantly, the Supreme Court has made clear that "as a general rule, it is not a crime for a[n undocumented immigrant] to remain present in the United States."

Research published in 2020 by the National Academy of Sciences found that sanctuary policies did not prevent the "deportations of people with violent convictions." The research"which analyzed FBI crime data and ICE deportation data"found that the implementation of sanctuary policies between 2010 and 2015 did not affect crime rates in jurisdictions with such policies or result in fewer people with violent convictions being deported.

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org

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