Thread: Schumer-Rubio Amnesty Would Legalize 45 Percent of ICE Criminal Caseload

Schumer-Rubio Amnesty Would Legalize 45 Percent of ICE Criminal Caseload By Jessica Vaughan, May 20, 2013
One of the most alarming effects of the Schumer-Rubio amnesty, if enacted in anything close to its current form, would be the legalization of tens of thousands of illegal aliens who have already been a public safety threat in their community. The eligibility criteria established for the amnesty and most of the new guestworker provisions excuse a wide variety of criminal behavior, including gang membership, drunk driving, vehicular manslaughter, identity theft, and immigration fraud (see this analysis). In addition, the bill offers amnesty to those who have repeatedly and flagrantly violated immigration laws.


To get a sense of how significant these provisions would be, I examined the most recent data from ICE's Secure Communities program. This program, now activated in the entire country, alerts ICE when a non-citizen with a record in DHS databases is arrested by a local or federal law enforcement agency. I found that nearly half of the criminal aliens who were removed under this program in the last six months are offenders who would qualify for legal status under the terms of the Schumer-Rubio bill. This amnesty would significantly curtail ICE's interior enforcement programs, benefiting tens of thousands of criminal aliens.
In the most recent six-month reporting period (October 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013), ICE removed 38,547 aliens who had been identified as a result of an arrest by another agency. Of these, 45 percent (17,20 were lesser offenders who would be eligible for legalization under the Schumer-Rubio amnesty. These were classified as Level 3 offenders in ICE parlance (convicted of fewer than three misdemeanors on separate occasions), fugitives, prior removals and returns, illegal border crossers, and over-stayers and visa violators.
This group would include the likes of Manuel Zaruma, a 24-year old illegal immigrant construction worker from Ecuador, who recently was convicted in Worcester County, Mass., of negligent vehicular homicide (a misdemeanor), driving unlicensed, and two more traffic infractions after a crash that killed Andrea Agosto, age 47, mother of three children. By Schumer-Rubio standards, these are minor offenses, and it would take three fatal crashes like this to disqualify Zaruma. Fortunately ICE tracked him down and jailed him pending removal once a Worcester County judge let him walk free after sentencing him to the three years of probation recommended by his taxpayer-funded defense attorney and expert witness.
Of the total, 55 percent (21,339) were convicted of a felony or at least three misdemeanors, known as Level 1 and Level 2 offenders. The majority of these offenders would still be deportable post-Schumer-Rubio, unless the Homeland Security Secretary waived their ineligibility, which is allowed under the bill. That could happen, for example, if they were admitted as refugees or asylees or if they have U.S. citizen children, or any other reason the Secretary finds compelling. Offenders convicted when they were under the age of 18 (even if convicted as an adult) would be excused, as would offenders convicted under state laws aimed at immigration crimes such as alien smuggling, human trafficking, harboring illegal aliens, or identity theft, and anyone convicted after pleading "no contest" instead of "guilty". Those who re-entered illegally after deportation would be excused, regardless of the original reason for their deportation, which was most likely criminal.
The bill also has provisions that would make it much harder for ICE to actually remove these higher level offenders. The agency would have to offer a bond hearing every 90 days, and aliens would have new tools to challenge deportation in court, including potentially a taxpayer-funded defense lawyer. And even aggravated felons would be eligible for alternatives to detention, such as home confinement and electronic bracelets. Many simply will disappear rather than be removed.
So the actual number of criminals who will be legalized is certain to be higher than just the misdemeanants, traffic offenders, and serial immigration violators.
The 15 states most affected, in terms of the number of criminal aliens who would be legalized instead of removed are, in order of magnitude: California, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New York, Washington, North Carolina, Colorado, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Illinois.
Texas has by far the highest number of convicted criminals, as opposed to mere arrested immigration violators, who would be legalized instead of removed. The state with the highest percentage of its criminal aliens who would qualify for amnesty is New York.
The table below shows the number of convicted criminals (classified as Level 3 under ICE parlance) and immigration violators removed in just the most recent six-month period who would qualify for the Schumer-Rubio amnesty.

Lesser Criminal Offenders and Immigration Violator Removals by State: October 2012 - March 2013
	Total All Removals	Convicted Lesser (Level 3) Criminals	Immigration Violators	Total Schumer-Rubio Qualified	Pct. Schumer-Rubio Qualifed
Total	38,547	10,821	6,387	17,208	45
California	10,495	2,484	2,036	4,520	43
Texas	9,165	3,130	866	3,996	44
Arizona	3,005	934	305	1,239	41
Florida	1,813	463	461	924	51
Georgia	1,274	369	238	607	48
New York	911	208	312	520	57
Washington	849	254	123	377	44
N. Carolina	848	236	159	395	47
Colorado	773	196	33	229	30
Virginia	737	173	85	258	35
Tennessee	604	238	80	318	53
S. Carolina	473	176	43	219	46
Oklahoma	421	108	43	151	36
Nevada	417	102	72	174	42
Illinois	405	111	59	170	42
Source: ICE Secure Communities Statistics 　 　 　 http://cis.org/vaughan/schumer-rubio-amnesty-would-legalize-45-percent-ice-criminal-caseload

45% of Criminal Illegal Aliens Eligible for Gang of 8 Amnesty

May 20, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield


I know they’re calling the illegal alien amnesty, “comprehensive reform”, but I think Schumer, McCain and Rubio might be putting a little too much confidence in the power of amnesty to reform criminals.

The eligibility criteria established for the Schumer-Rubio amnesty, S.744, are so generous that 45 percent of the criminal aliens in ICE’s recent caseload would qualify for legal status, according to the Center for Immigration Studies’ examination of ICE records. Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions, and tens of thousands of aliens with arrests on top of serious immigration violations would be legalized under the provisions of the Gang of Eight bill. The proposed amnesty would significantly curtail ICE efforts to expel immigrants who have been a threat to public safety in American communities, including gang members, drunk drivers, and other offenders considered non-serious by the bill’s proponents.

At least it’s not like gang members are responsible for the majority of murders in Chicago. Oh wait… they are. But that just means we need to pass a gun amnesty that will legalize gun violence. If it works for illegal immigration, why not illegal gun violence?

”It’s no wonder so many law enforcement leaders have gone public with their opposition to the Schumer-Rubio amnesty bill. This measure will legalize tens of thousands of offenders who should be deported instead. I shudder to think about how many Americans and legal immigrants will become the victims of their future crimes. The Gang of Eight seems more intent on protecting lawbreakers than protecting our communities.”
While interior enforcement and removals of convicted criminals have declined very noticeably in the last two years under the Obama administration’s “prosecutorial discretion” policies, ICE has continued to remove some of the aliens who are referred after arrest by state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies under the Secure Communities program. In the most recent six-month reporting period (October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013), ICE removed 38,547 aliens who had been identified as a result of arrest by a state, local, or other federal law enforcement agency. Of these, 55 percent (21,339) were convicted of a felony or at least three misdemeanors. The other 45 percent (17,208 ) were lesser offenders who would be exempt from deportation and eligible for legalization under the Schumer-Rubio amnesty.

Why even bother deporting the other 55 percent? They’re probably just misguided DREAMERs. Let’s give them amnesty too and see how it works out. Our economy will be stimulated by all the crime.
　
　
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Texas Hardest Hit by Schumer-Rubio Amnesty's Legalization of Convicted Criminals
Bill would legalize 44 percent of ICE criminal caseload in Texas

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The state of Texas has by far the highest number of convicted criminals, as opposed to mere arrested immigration violators, who would be legalized by the Schumer-Rubio amnesty, S.744. In just the most recent six-month period, 3,996 convicted criminals (classified as Level 3 under ICE parlance) and immigration violators would have qualified for legalization under the proposed amnesty.
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The eligibility criteria established for the amnesty are so generous that 45 percent of the criminal aliens in ICE's recent caseload would qualify for legal status, according to the Center for Immigration Studies' examination of ICE records. Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions, and tens of thousands of aliens with arrests on top of serious immigration violations would be legalized under the provisions of the Gang of Eight bill. The proposed amnesty would significantly curtail ICE efforts to expel immigrants who have been a threat to public safety in American communities, including gang members, drunk drivers, and other offenders considered non-serious by the bill's proponents.
For more details see: http://cis.org/vaughan/schumer-rubio...minal-caseload
"I shudder to think about how many Americans and legal immigrants will become the victims of future crimes, particularly in Texas where the highest number of convicted criminals would be legalized. It's no wonder so many law enforcement leaders have gone public with their opposition to the Schumer-Rubio amnesty bill," commented Jessica Vaughan, the Center's Director of Policy Studies. "This measure will legalize tens of thousands of offenders who should be deported instead. The Gang of Eight seems more intent on protecting lawbreakers than protecting our communities."
While interior enforcement and removals of convicted criminals have declined very noticeably in the last two years under the Obama administration's "prosecutorial discretion" policies, ICE has continued to remove some of the aliens who are referred after arrest by state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies under the Secure Communities program. In the most recent six-month reporting period (October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013), ICE removed 38,547 aliens who had been identified as a result of arrest by a state, local, or other federal law enforcement agency. Of these, 55 percent (21,339) were convicted of a felony or at least three misdemeanors. The other 45 percent (17,20 were lesser offenders who would be exempt from deportation and eligible for legalization under the Schumer-Rubio amnesty.
The 15 states most affected, in terms of the number of criminal aliens who would be legalized, are, in order of magnitude: California, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New York, Washington, North Carolina, Colorado, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Illinois. The state with the highest percentage of its criminal aliens who would qualify for amnesty is New York.
View the Senate bill, CIS Senate testimony and commentary at: http://cis.org/Border-Security-Econo...ernization-Act
The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization. Since its founding in 1985, the Center has pursued a single mission – providing immigration policymakers, the academic community, news media, and concerned citizens with reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal consequences of legal and illegal immigration into the United States.
Contact: Marguerite Telford
mrt@cis.org, 202-466-8185
SOURCE Center for Immigration Studies


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