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Immigration and Crime in Texas
Texas has had a fair share of hot-topic issues. Immigration is one of the key hot-topic
issues in Texas. The State borders Mexico to the south. There is a relationship between
crime and immigration (White 4). The fact that most of the immigrants do not have a means
of earning a livelihood suggests that they almost always resort to crime. The challenge is
that the police can only confront crime committed rather than the issue of nationality.
The police in Texas need powers to ask for immigration documents after arresting a
criminal. In such cases, the state can have an opportunity of limiting the probability of
commission of crimes by the immigrants (Orrenius and Roberto 5). The State police
department does not have the powers to interrogate the criminals and relate their crime to the
immigration status of the arrested persons. The fact that the police have the mandate of
arresting a person on suspicion of intent to commit a crime means that in such cases, they
can prevent the commission of crimes in Texas.
The society should keep a keen eye on those who come to settle amidst them. Such
an approach would make it easy to track the immigrants. Various cases involving
immigrants are pending in the courts. It is the high time that the government invested more
in hiring judges to ensure a speedy dispensation of justice (Orrenius and Roberto 17). The
pendency of the cases makes it difficult for the police to arrest people by illegal
