Experts: Trump's Immigration Orders Could Drive Crime Up
While President Donald Trump champions immigration enforcement as key to making America "safe again," experts say his efforts so far are more likely to drive crime up while making it harder for police to do their jobs safely.
Trump ordered his administration to broker deals with local authorities that empower and deputize local police in immigration matters in January; if widely enacted, former police they say this will make communities across the nation less safe, as individuals and whole neighborhoods stop reporting crime and cooperating with police for fear of deportations.
"If segments of the community are scared to call the police, those neighborhoods become an unsafe place for everyone who lives there," explained Dr. Phillip Goff, co-founder and president of the Center for Policing Equity. "You don't call the police, that becomes a breeding ground for illegal activity."
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