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Trump, a
billionaire real estate mogul, has generated controversy by
saying that U.S. immigration policy has allowed criminals from
Mexico and other countries to find sanctuary in the United
States.
In his June 16 announcement that he was running for president,
Trump said many people crossing from Mexico into the United
States were criminals and rapists.
Murdoch, whose media holdings include Fox News and the Wall
Street Journal, posted on his Twitter account on Sunday that
"Mexican immigrants, as with all immigrants, have much lower
crime rates than native born.
"Eg El Paso safest city in U.S. Trump wrong," he added.
Earlier on Sunday, Trump, commenting on the prison escape of
notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, said in a
statement: Corrupt Mexican officials obviously let him go a
second time. The last time he was free for 13 years. He has been
selling drugs in the U.S. big time – a major kingpin."
Some Republicans distanced themselves on Sunday from Trump's
comments on illegal immigrants, saying he had become "a wrecking
ball" for the party's ability to win Hispanic voters.
(Reporting by Peter Cooney; Editing by Paul Simao)
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