The ‘”illegals ” Morrison clamour’s about come through legal point’s of entry. Australia’s migrant criminals came here legally (ODT)
One witness described how Guzman filled cans of jalapenos with cocaine, stacked them on the back of commercial tractor-trailers and drove through legal points of entry, no questions asked.
The cartel took larger loads, though less frequently, by rail and sea. Sometimes operatives transported millions in cash.
In other words, the Sinaloa’s narcotics were not snuck through the so-called “soft spots” that Mr Trump describes. They weren’t taking advantage of a lack of concrete wall or steel-slat fence. They were going through legal points of entry.
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migrants tend to be younger than the existing population, and so they are more likely to work. They tend to be more skilled, and so more productive. Inherently they tend to have a lot of “get up and go” – because by definition they have already got up and gone. And they contribute to Australia’s cultural diversity and resilience.
The benefits of migration have increased over the past 15 years. The Howard government shifted Australia’s migration intake towards younger and more-skilled migrants. There are now fewer family reunion migrants, and most of them today are partners rather than parents. Many of the extra temporary migrants are students who both contribute to Australia’s exports, and then contribute to the economy as relatively well-trained workers.
Meanwhile, an analysis of the sentences imposed on some of the young Sudanese and South Sudanese men in Victorian courts last year showed almost all were repeat offenders.
The analysis of the cases of a dozen men aged between 18 and 25 found all but two had prior criminal convictions before they were sentenced for offences including armed robbery, aggravated burglary, intentionally causing serious injury, theft and affray. Their sentences ranged from four years in prison to community corrections orders.
Problems with alcohol and drugs were also common among the 12 men. In one case, in which an 18-year-old was jailed for an armed robbery at a service station, Judge Paul Grant raised concerns about the teenager’s recidivism despite efforts to support his rehabilitation away from a life of crime.
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