A CNN panel reacted to the wave of violent crimes from illegal migrants in NYC this week. CNN’s John Miller shared an interesting strategy illegal migrants employ to avoid jail time: steal in the Big Apple, spend the cash in Florida.
Why? Because you can’t get arrested in New York City.
The segment starts with a clip of New York Governor Kathy Hochul calling for the return of fleeing migrants who attacked NYPD officers; “Get them all, and send them back,” Hochul says in the clip.
“To hear her talk about that, it is also directly related to the fact that these were police officers. Does that have any impact? Does that change anything?” CNN’s Erica Hill asks the panel.
“Well, it’s so complicated because, you know, you’re a New Yorker. You move through the city every day as I do. We see these people. We touch these people. They’re out looking for work. They’re delivering our food. They’re at the gas stations and the car wash. These are people who came in waves, you know, 170,000 probably to New York City. But within that group, this hard-working, you know, throngs of people in search of hope and a better life, there is this one percent you know, criminal element that looks at a different opportunity here,” Miller said.
“These individuals, I went over their rap sheets yesterday. Multiple charges. Grand larceny, robbery, attempted robbery, grand larceny, grand larceny,” Miller contineus. “This particular crew operated on mopeds and scooters. They were doing organized retail theft. They were doing snatches on the street, iPhones, iPads, clothing, so on and so forth. One of them that they are still seeking has 10 charges in one day because he’s part of a pattern that’s been going on. And I’m looking at the dates that their arrests started, which is probably close to when they got here. They’ve only been here a couple of months.”
“So what the detectives are telling me is, they have crews here that operate in New York, do all their stealing, then go to Florida to spend the money and come back. I’m like, ‘Why don’t they just stay and steal in Florida?’ They said, ‘Because there you go to jail,'” Miller added.
Hill is stunned into silence.
Watch the clip below:
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CNN's Erica Hill quite literally stunned speechless after CNN's John Miller said migrants steal in NY, spend in FL, but return to NY because they'll actually be held accountable in the sunshine state:
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