Immigration

Portside -  From 2012-2022, undocumented immigrants have a homicide conviction rate 14% below native-born Americans. Immigrants have a 62% lower homicide rate and undocumented immigrants have a 41% lower total criminal conviction rate than native-born Americans.

CNN -  Mexico is warning a federal US court that if its judges permit a controversial Texas immigration law to take effect, the two nations would experience "substantial tension" that would have far-reaching consequences for US-Mexico relations. Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, makes entering Texas illegally a state crime and allows Texas officials to order immigrants to be deported. US immigration enforcement, generally, is a function of the federal government. "Enforcement of SB 4 would also interfere with Mexico's right to determine its own policies regarding entry into its territory, undermine U.S.-Mexico collaboration on a legal migration framework and border management, and hinder U.S.-Mexico trade," attorneys for Mexico said.