DHS Uses Hyperbole, Half-Truths, & Inaccuracies to Influence Senate Vote on Rounds-Collins Dreamer Amendment

The Senate is currently debating many competing proposals that would legalize some Dreamers, enhance border security, and reform legal immigration.  This morning, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued apress release criticizing the bipartisan Rounds-Collins proposal that has more support in the Senate than any other amendment.   This DHS press release was accompanied by aveto threat from President Trump.   Most of DHS’ talking points against Rounds-Collins are either hyperbolic, half-truths, or just inaccurate.  Below, I will respond to the three most egregious sections of the DHS press release. By halting immigration enforcement for all aliens who will arrive before June 2018, it ignores the lessons of 9/11 and significantly increases the risk of crime and terrorism. There have been nine terrorists who entered the United States illegally since 1975 who went on to plan or commit an attack on U.S. soil.   One of them,Glen Cusford Francis, managed to kill one person in an assassination on U.S. soil.   That’s one successful murder in a terrorist attack over 43 years, committed by one of the roughly 49 million illegal immigrants who entered during that period (most left the United States).  The annual chance of being murdered by an immigrant who entered illegally was about 1 in 11.6 billion p er year during that time. The Rounds-Collins amendment does not increase the threat from immigrant criminals.  Immigrants are alreadyless likely to be criminals rela...
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