How Do We Reduce the Numbers of Crimes in America?

The liberty principle for this freedom Friday concerns the crime being committed by people who have entered the United States illegally. The numbers of illegal immigrants coming each month continue to increase. In April 2023, there were 275,000 illegal aliens who crossed the U.S. borders illegally nationwide. Most Americans understand that the majority of illegal immigrants come seeking a better life. However, there is a strong link between the increasing numbers of illegal aliens and crime in American communities. Hannah Davis recently published the following in The Daily Signal. 

President Joe Biden’s decision to grant mass parole for millions of aliens, allowing them to remain illegally in the United States, only amplifies the devastating effects of increased illegal immigration on our society.

Since Biden took office, over 6.2 million illegal aliens have been encountered at the nation’s borders, and over 2 million of them have been released into the nation’s interior. A considerable number of them have engaged in criminal activities once they settled. In 2023 alone, Border Patrol agents have encountered thousands of illegal aliens with prior criminal convictions, including assault, rape, and murder. The true extent of crimes committed by illegal aliens remains unknown because there are also over 1.5 million unaccounted for “gotaways” since Biden’s term began.

In 2021 Department of Justice report revealed that 64% of federal arrests in 2018 involved noncitizens, despite them comprising only 7% of the population at that time. While the Biden administration fails to provide continuous updates on illegal alien crime data, Texas’ Department of Public Safety maintains a running database of such incidents. Other states should follow suit. [Emphasis added.]

Several chilling examples underscore the urgency of the situation. Alexis Saborit, an illegal alien from Cuba with a history of violence, beheaded his girlfriend with a machete in July 2021.

In April of this year, Francisco Oropeza, deported four times in the last 14 years, was accused of gunning down five Honduran immigrants in Cleveland, Texas – including an innocent 8-year-old.

In February, Bryan Marquez, who had deportation orders but was still in the United States, brutally murdered his roommate by beating him. He was charged with first-degree murder.

In January, Jose Hernandez faced five counts of indecency with a minor after allegedly sexually assaulting a young child multiple times.

And in March of last year, Jean Macean, an illegal alien who posed as an unaccompanied minor, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly murdering a Daytona Beach couple. Macean had previous arrests related to drug charges, which were dropped due to the soft-on-crime predilections of George Soros-back Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala.

The Left advocates for soft-on-crime prosecutors who are backed by Soros’ funds and for sanctuary cities, but this is a deadly combination. As long as sanctuary cities shield criminal illegal aliens from deportation and leftist prosecutors are appointed to promote ideologically “woke” crime policies based on what the Left perceives as “fairness,” the persistence of heinous crime like these will endure.

American voters must understand that the Biden administration is responsible for opening the borders and allowing people to enter the nation without any vetting. Democrats are responsible for the soft-on-crime prosecutors who let criminals out of prison and refuse to press charges for new crimes. If we are to regain our freedom from crime, we must close our borders and vet anyone and everyone who enters our country. In addition, we must stop electing prosecutors who are soft-on-crime.