Border Cities Amongst the Safest, Questions Arise Around Immigration Law
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Raven Schneizer in Politics
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the controversial immigration legislation in April believing that “border-related violence and crime due to illegal immigration” was causing problems at her state. But after U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled the legislation to be unconstitutional, it would appear that Bolton forgot one important detail: It was also unnecessary.
The four large cities along the US-Mexican border – San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso, and Austin) have the lowest crime rates in the US, according to the FBI.
“The border is safer now than it’s ever been,” stated U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Lloyd Easterling.
Even sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, where the murder of a rancher was believed to be performed by an illegal immigrant and sparking this new legislation, agreed: “We’re not seeing the [violent crime] that’s going on on the other side.”
Arizona’s overall crime rate has dropped by 12 percent from last year and 23 percent from 2004, raising questions over the validity of the anti-immigration legislation.
In the coming weeks, questions over the true nature and agenda of the Arizona immigration law will be raised.
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