Despite a century's worth of contrary evidence, the persistent myth that immigrants are more prone to criminality than the native-born continues to proliferate. New data from New Jersey and California once again confirms what researchers have found repeatedly over the past 100 years: immigrants are less likely than the native-born to be in prison, and high rates of immigration are not associated with higher rates of crime. Download the 3-page report from the Immigration Policy Center Web site.
Tags: crime, Immigration Policy Center, research
Topics: Civic Life, Immigrant Integration, Immigrants
Topics: Civic Life, Immigrant Integration, Immigrants
“The Manhattan district attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau,
announced yesterday that he had created a unit to address issues that confront immigrants, whether they are legal residents or not, and to prosecute people who prey on them.” Source: New York Times. Read More














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