05-31-2021, 08:16 PM
(05-31-2021, 03:35 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: You said that undocumented immigrants aren't more violent than anyone else, but, as statistics show, the most illegal drugs from Mexico come through Texas, so you're saying that illegal immigrants entering through Texas and bringing drugs aren't more violent than anyone else.
I didn't ignore your point about Texas gun laws. Ok, they have loose laws, so what's wrong with loosening them even more so that citizens can protect themselves?
I can tell you definitively that most people entering the country illegally have nothing to do with gangs or the cartels. In fact a fair number of them are fleeing the violence caused by the drug trade. Are some of them smugglers, either human or narcotics, absolutely. However, they are a very small percentage of those people. This isn't to say that the gangs and cartels don't use our policies, such as allowing instant admittance to unaccompanied minors, to their advantage by sending teenagers into the US who are gang members. This should be addressed, and it really isn't. But, again, that doesn't alter the fact that the vast majority of illegal immigrants have zero affiliation with the cartels or gangs.
