Fox Panel Suggests Trump Is ‘Right’ Countries Aren’t ‘Sending Their Best’ As Alleged Illegal Immigrant Crimes Rock US

A Fox News panel on Wednesday suggested former President Donald Trump is correct that countries are not “sending their best” people as illegal immigrants allegedly commit “horrific” crimes in the United States.

When Trump launched his 2016 campaign, he alleged Mexico is not “sending their best” illegal immigrants to the U.S. and he has frequently said during his 2024 campaign that countries are releasing their prisoners and mental patients across the southern border. Retired New York Police Department (NYPD) inspector Paul Mauro and host Martha MacCallum on “America’s Newsroom” appeared to back up Trump’s assertions as they discussed reports of heinous illegal immigrant crimes.

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“It really does feel now like almost daily we have some horrific crime,” Mauro said. “And nobody is saying that every immigrant to this country has these tendencies that they’re all criminals. We all understand that. We understand the vast majority of even the illegal immigrants are here for a better life. But when you let in 10 to 20 million people about whom we know nothing, history has shown us … Castro cleaned out his prisons and insane asylums, he sent those folks here. Most of them were not criminals. But a good portion were because he cleaned out the prisons. We know that’s a tactic that Maduro is using. It is no surprise unfortunately.”

“When the former president says they’re not sending their best, in these cases of these individuals, he’s certainly right about that,” MacCallum responded. “They do get lost in the shuffle, right? Because there’s such a huge volume of people coming across it makes it impossible.”