Informal v. Illegal Immigration

This insightful piece, "Immigrants and Crime: Time for a Sensible Debate," by Francis Fukuyama, professor of international political economy at Stanford University, makes distinctions between crimes committed by illegal immigrants who, just like any groups of immigrants, come to this country to pursue their dreams even if it would mean breaking the law (Fukuyama labels these acts informal) and crimes committed by illegal immigrants who engage in gang and drug violence. He said, “The gardeners and maids who cross the border illegally are very different from the tattooed Salvatrucha gang member who lives by extortion and drug-dealing.” His call for a sensible debate on this matter is indeed sensible.