There you go being fact free again
Posted on: June 12, 2025 at 08:47:16 CT
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Recent immigrants either with or without proper documentation as a cohort commit less crimes than the native born cohort. So you are wrong again. -
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Research suggests that immigrants generally commit crimes at lower rates than native-born populations in the United States.
Key findings regarding immigrant crime rates:
Lower incarceration rates: Immigrants, both legal and unauthorized, are consistently found to have lower incarceration rates compared to US-born citizens.
Decreasing crime rates with increasing immigrant population: Data from 1980 to 2022 shows that as the proportion of immigrants in the US population has grown, the overall crime rate has declined.
No causal effect on overall crime rates: Studies generally fail to establish a direct causal link between immigration and increased overall crime rates.
Texas specific data: Texas, as the only state that tracks criminal convictions and arrests by immigration status, shows that undocumented immigrants had a conviction rate for crimes 42% lower than native-born Americans between 2012 and 2018.
Specific crime types: US-born citizens are notably more likely to be incarcerated for certain offenses than immigrants, including weapons-related offenses (ten times more likely), violent offenses (five times more likely), property crimes (more than twice as likely), and drug offenses (nearly twice as likely).
Positive impact of immigration: Research indicates that in communities with a higher immigrant population, crime rates tend to be lower. This is attributed to factors like strong social networks and community cohesion within immigrant communities.
Important considerations:
Data availability: Much of the available data focuses on incarceration rates because immigration status is recorded at that stage of the criminal justice process.
Overrepresentation in prison populations in some countries: While studies in the US show lower crime rates among immigrants, reports from other Western countries indicate a higher share of foreign nationals in prison populations compared to native-born citizens. However, this overrepresentation can be due to factors like imprisonment for immigration-related offenses and potential systemic bias in policing and judicial processes.
Specific groups and factors: Within immigrant populations, factors like younger age, lower education levels, and undocumented status can be associated with a higher propensity to commit crimes compared to those with documented status. However, the overall trend still points to lower crime rates among immigrants compared to native-born individuals.