05-05-2011, 03:21 PM
kj wrote:
I'm sure it is a small percentage. I was just wondering whether that is necessarily a good thing that more of the convicted illegal immigrants are deported. That could mean more of them end up back on our streets. There's no doubt in my mind this kind of revolving door has had an impact on our community, which makes me suspect (although I don't know) it might elsewhere. kj.
You said that, not rjmacs. Regardless of how long a person serves, if they are not deported after serving the sentence, they will be back on the streets. Deportation makes them less likely to be back, though of course they might attempt to return. But for violent criminals, deportation is the prudent thing to do.
The majority of prosecuted, convicted, criminals do not return to the US illegally, according to the justice dept. Some do return and it's a serious thing that is being addressed more thoroughly now than in the past.
And I'm talking about violent crime, not the misdemeanor of being in the country without proper authorization.
All this aside, most violent crime is committed by good ole US citizens, so let's don't get too distracted and jingoistic about all this.