Many Christians have been trained to think that the only relevant issue in elections is abortion. And many of those like to argue for the pro-life view by citing Bible verses only. But what would those people do if they were discussing policy with a non-Christian who didn’t accept the Bible as an authority? Could you still win them over on other grounds, so that the result is that the pro-life party wins?

So, in our recent Knight and Rose Show episode, we discussed a bunch of different areas where conservative policies perform better than leftist policies. And one of those was immigration policy.

Rose talked about this article from Daily Wire:

Illegal immigration could cost Mississippi more than $100 million every year, a new report from the state’s auditor reveals.

[…]“Just last week, an illegal immigrant was arrested in North Mississippi for allegedly raping a 10-year-old boy twice,” State Auditor Shad White told The Daily Wire. “Every state is a border state now, and our new report shows how much state taxpayers are spending thanks to the open border.”

[…]Mississippi’s healthcare system is hit particularly hard by illegal immigration, with the report estimating that the state spends a whopping $77 million on healthcare for illegal immigrants and their children every year. The report estimates the figure with data on the number of illegal immigrants in the state, their rate of health insurance, and their use of emergency medical services. It also found that Mississippi spends $4 million every year to pay for births to illegal immigrants, whose children are then designated as American citizens.

And now there’s a new article about Springfield, Ohio, from Daily Signal:

Reports of shoplifting and vehicle theft increased considerably in Springfield, Ohio, following the arrival of thousands of Haitian refugees, according to data obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation through a records request.

The town, which had a population of 58,622 in 2020, has taken in between 12,000 and 20,000 Haitian refugees over the past three years, marking a population increase of between 20.4% and 34.1%. From 2021 to 2023, Springfield also saw a 51.5% jump in motor vehicle theft reports and a 112.8% spike in reports of shoplifting, data provided by the Springfield Police Division shows.

Springfield residents previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the influx of Haitians has resulted in an uptick in car accidents, increased housing prices, and strained public services.

[…]The issue of poor driving among refugees became a flashpoint in the community after a Haitian national driving a minivan without a license swerved in front of a school bus in August 2023, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring roughly a dozen other students.

Please don’t talk about pet stealings and pet eatings, though – there is just no evidence for that:

Police recorded just two reported cases of animal cruelty in 2021 and none in 2022 or 2023, failing to provide evidence for rumors of Haitians stealing and eating residents’ pets.

In other posts on this blog, I’ve talked about how unskilled immigrants are a burden on productive taxpayers, because they pay less in taxes, but use more social programs, like education, health care, etc. And they drive up the costs of things like housing and cars, because there is more demand for the same supply.

As a brown person, and legal immigrant, I’m in favor of legal immigration by employer sponsor for highly-skilled immigrants who speak English, follow the law, and pay more in taxes than they take in benefits. We need more doctors and researchers. But what we don’t need is people with no skills, no money and no jobs.