tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post115313855021349849..comments2024-03-28T03:14:51.294-05:00Comments on Dad29: The Mythology of ImmigrationDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1153150112380610022006-07-17T10:28:00.000-05:002006-07-17T10:28:00.000-05:00The NYC reference (it's in the article, which I ex...The NYC reference (it's in the article, which I excerpted) was to the "broken windows" theory of policing. NYC went after folks who committed "tolerable" offenses, such as graffiti-ing, rowdyism, etc.<BR/><BR/>It had the effect of reducing ALL criminal activity.<BR/><BR/>Another un-cited example had to do with INS crackdowns on businesses employing illegals. A couple of "show raids" were conducted, and all of a sudden, illegals started to disappear.<BR/><BR/>As to "3G"--that's not the issue. We should not wait another 20 years or so in the first place; in the second place, the "2G" problem is FAR the more significant, numerically.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1153147589938672332006-07-17T09:46:00.000-05:002006-07-17T09:46:00.000-05:00I'm not sure how these are specifically illegal im...I'm not sure how these are specifically illegal immigrant myths. In regards to illegitimacy, the more interesting number would be the convergence factor between 3G Hispanic births and those for other racial groups. <BR/><BR/>In regards to enforcement, the US certainly could do more in enforcement, and I agree that it would have an impact. Where this diverges from the NYC example is on two fronts. The first front is that we sanction some immigration in this country; we do not sanction murder (dp isn't murder.) The second area of divergence is that illegal immigration is not considered an intrinsic evil by a significant portion of the population. Therefore, voluntary compliance and cooperation are going to be lower in cases of illegal immigration than they are going to be for murder or even drug dealing.M.Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17019301238333072406noreply@blogger.com