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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 122 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'm sure the poster pulled these numbers out of their ass. I wonder what the real numbers would be.

It's guaranteed that replacing MAGA people with the same kind of immigrants we have today would reduce crime, but how much?

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago

Yeah, that's my reaction too. I'm guessing over 50% is likely true. The immigrants that make it here in the vast majority of cases is literally because they were hard workers and they came to work. Vs these violent racist shitbags who support trump.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

agreed, honestly what I would really like someone to do if they are able, get a large enough sample size of ice enforcers names and run background checks. So we can demonstrate side by side the percentage of people with histories of violent offences and property crimes, next to the low percentage of illegal immigrants going out. On a practical level it's obvious how it will pan out, but posting things with "trust me bro".

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Find some actual numbers then.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

It takes no time to make up some bullshit numbers. If every time you come across some obviously bullshit numbers, you have to do all of the research that the bullshitter didn't do, you wouldn't have any time for anything else, and it wouldn't do any good, anyways. You're proposing a completely dominated and losing strategy.