Missouri Governor Criticized for Immigration Posturing

Kansas City Star Editorial Critical of Governor:

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s leap to sound tough on illegal immigration probably will result in little more than what already is being done.

Further, the governor is wrong to insinuate that Missouri has a massive problem with illegal immigration and that such immigrants are committing a high number of violent crimes.

Blunt, in announcing efforts to enlist the help of the Missouri Highway Patrol for immigration enforcement, repeatedly referenced a heinous case where three people were murdered in New Jersey. One of the suspects is an illegal immigrant from Peru who had been let out on bail.

Studies show that illegal immigrants actually commit crimes at lower, not higher, levels than U.S. citizens. Click here for the rest of the story.

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