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very thought-provoking, detailed article.

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A very good and interesting article. Was really good reading.

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Here is another US study that shows there is no correlation between immigration and crime unless it is on the downside. Unfortunately it is about the United States and we prefer to concentrate on Asia or, in a pinch the global situation. Malaysia experienced no immigration crime wave despite massive illegal migration by Indonesians across its borders while authorities largely closed their eyes because of an intention to increase the proportion of ethnic Malay Muslim voters backing what was then the Barisan Nasional. We might note that, as writers and editors, we are not seeking to further any political agendas. We are trying to illuminate the facts about immigration, an obviously touchy subject https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/05/13/is-there-a-connection-between-undocumented-immigrants-and-crime

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Excellent article, cogent and accurate - which is why the fantasist right whingers will hate it LOL>

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Mass immigration also lowers wages and reduces productivity by providing disincentives to automate low skill jobs. It also reduces the standard of living of the working class and poor by increasing competition for housing and resources and overloads services including transport infrastructure, schools and healthcare etc. The growth in working class wages and living standards from the 1920s onwards was a product of labour movements enabled by reduced immigration providing more bargaining power to workers.

Only fat cats who exploit workers like mass immigration as do champagne socialists and poors suffering from false conciousness.

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This is leftist propaganda.

The FBI, DOJ, DHS, etc. doesn’t classify crimes by citizenship status, AND they reply on self-reporting. Know who does? Texas.

And what does the TX DPS have to say?

Criminality among illegals is quite high, and severely undercounted at the national level.

https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/crime-records/texas-criminal-illegal-alien-data

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"The issue of supposed Islamization is a political issue in both France and the UK" is the most dishonest phrase I have read in years, although the author has shown a consistent lack of journalistic integrity throughout his essay.

What is ironic about Geert Wilders being anti Muslim and part Indonesian? Surely, his exposure to Islam at an early age made him aware of the evil nature of that cult. I suppose it might be considered ironic that the author of this garbage could get all his arguments so wrong, but as he is clearly yet another deluded left winger we should expect nothing less.

To write "numerous studies" validate your assertions without even naming some of those studies is far worse than lazy or sloppy journalism, and exposes a serious character flaw in the author. While I don't expect much that is positive from left wingers, this article is disappointing because if this is the best the editor of two failed publications can manage then I have just read the a sample from a wasted life.

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