Comments by "Cross Link" (@crosslink1493) on "Immigration: Social Costs vs. Economic Benefits || Peter Zeihan" video.

If you take out cross-border gang members, its pretty much been verified through years of data gathering that immigrants into the USA, whether legal or illegal, do commit less crime than locals. I can't vouch for other countries (such as any in Europe), but its the data published here in the USA. There are a few variations in the USA, like illegal-immigrant-friendly California won't allow the local police to turn over illegal immigrants they pick up for minor civil or criminal infractions to the Federal immigration officials for deportation processing.
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@SarcasticEnchilada Not sure about NZ, but the Aussies allowed in Asians (lots of Chinese) and south Asians (primarily India), but regulated the flow so those immigrants don't become wholey "ghettoize" in their own ethnic/cultural enclaves and they get integrated into Australian society.
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I don't think its so much 'opening its doors to illegal unskilled labor' so much as it is no real penalty for a business owner when they hire illegal laborers to do the work, either through false verification or no verification of work eligibility status. And with illegal labor there is also informal networks; an illegal laborer who finds out his employer needs more help can contact his relative in another country, if that relative can make it into the USA he has a job. With regard to the legal immigration process (by H1B and other immigration statuses), its a 'legal' judicial-driven process that's tough, extensive, time-consuming process to go through, and the process evolves a little year-to-year depending on the whims of Washington DC. My parents went though it in the early 1960s and (from the documents they collected) it was a very extensive and time-consuming process not much different from stories I've heard from more recent immigrants.
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