The legislation will set aside $25 million for the state Department of Justice to fight legal battles against the federal government, and another $25 million for legal groups to defend immigrants facing possible deportation.
There aren’t that many asylum claims in total. In 2024, there were 800,000 pending asylum claims
Media coverage about immigration is wildly skewed from reality
They commit fewer crimes than US citizens on average. Even the Right-wing CATO institute found undocumented immigrants were 37% less likely to be convicted of a crime
Slight correction, the 800k figure was a figure for new cases in a year (including ones that are no longer pending). Total pending cases is still pretty close at around 1.1-1.5 million depending at which exact time period you’re looking. That’s total pending cases
There aren’t that many asylum claims in total. In 2024, there were 800,000 pending asylum claims
Media coverage about immigration is wildly skewed from reality
They commit fewer crimes than US citizens on average. Even the Right-wing CATO institute found undocumented immigrants were 37% less likely to be convicted of a crime
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find
They pay more in taxes on average than they recieve from any government services
https://www.cato.org/blog/fiscal-impact-immigration-united-states (again a right wing source)
Where’s the 800k number from?
Slight correction, the 800k figure was a figure for new cases in a year (including ones that are no longer pending). Total pending cases is still pretty close at around 1.1-1.5 million depending at which exact time period you’re looking. That’s total pending cases
Here’s it listed in a congressional report
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12492