Hines, A. L., & Peri, G. (2019). Immigrants’ deportations, local crime, and police effectiveness. Institute of Labor Economics.
The authors of this article try to find connections between the deportation of illegal immigrants, police effectiveness, and local crime rates. In this paper, there is an analysis of “the impact of immigrant deportations on local crime and police efficiency” (Hines & Peri, 2019, para. 1). The results demonstrate that the increases in deportation rates cannot influence the reduction in crime rates for property or violent offenses.
Light, M. T., & Anadon, I. (2019). Immigration and violent crime: Triangulating findings across diverse studies. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In recent decades, there was a dramatic increase in both unauthorized and lawful immigration to the U.S., and this fact raises several questions. The authors try to find out whether immigration increases violent crimes (Light & Anadon, 2019). Little evidence proves this idea, and that is why policy responses aimed at enhancing public safety and are connected with the reduction of immigration are unlikely to make any difference.
Miller, D. S., & Chtouris, S. (2017). Borderland security and migration: Balancing humanitarian response with crisis preparedness & emergency management – The social and cultural challenges to homeland security. Journal of applied security research, 12(1), 1-6.
In this article, irregular border crossings and mass migration flows are viewed through the perspective of homeland security. Illegal immigration can cause problems related to violent crimes. According to the authors, the inability to address and eliminate these challenges can lead to regional and national security concerns (Miller & Chtouris, 2017). In an age of terror, these concerns compromise the security, health, and safety of U.S. citizens.
Orrenius, P. M., & Coronado, R. (2017). The effect of illegal immigration and border enforcement on crime rates along the US-Mexico border. The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies.
The authors of this article discuss how illegal immigration and border enforcement influence the level of crime along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Orrenius and Coronado (2017), “the border led the nation in the decline of property-related crimes, while violent crime rates fell twice as fast in the U.S. than in the median border county” (para. 1). It also appears that more enforcement results in increased use of professional smugglers, which leads to more violence on the border.
Payan, T. (2016). The three U.S.-Mexico border wars: Drugs, immigration, and homeland security. ABC-CLIO.
This book provides the readers with essential information about the current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. The author argues that the evolution of the border conditions exists because of steady growth in the U.S. homeland security concerns (Payan, 2016). The ways that homeland security may de-escalate or address the geopolitics of illegal immigration are also discussed, as well as the connection between violent crimes, drug trafficking, and immigration.