Hispanic crime and illegal immigration in the United States
We consider the example of immigration from Mexico and other Latin American countries to the United States (much of it illegal). People from Mexico and other Latin American countries, and their descendants, are termed “Hispanics†and this is treated as an ethnic category in the United States for some purposes. Technically, “Hispanic†is an ethnic, not a racial category, but some people treat it as a racial category as well, leading to some confusion. This page explores the question of crime rates of Hispanics and the implications this has for the immigration debate.
Somewhat predictably, restrictionists take a more pessimistic perspective while supporters of immigration are more bullish.
Before getting into the differing interpretations of the statistical evidence, consider the question: if the high Hispanic crime rate (such as it is) entails forbidding Hispanic immigration, does the higher black crime rate entail “deporting†blacks en masse to Africa?
Please also note that this page is about crime concerns for the current level and pattern of immigration to the United States. Discussion of what would happen under truly open borders is of necessity speculative, but one such attempt is made in the blog post crime in the US under open borders by Vipul Naik, October 14, 2012, for the Open Borders blog.
https://openborders.info/hispanic-crime-and-illegal-immigration-in-the-united-states/
