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2024-02-18 13:47:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BE68A695312518DAD977704DFD8A09B5067AB3CDFE22F884914DDAA7D14FA607
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There is no evidence that crime by migrants is on the rise in America, nor is there evidence that removal programs reduce crime committed by migrants. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2014704117#:~:text=Contrary%20to%20public%20perception%2C%20we%20observe%20considerably%20lower%20felony%20arrest%20rates%20among%20undocumented%20immigrants%20compared%20to%20legal%20immigrants%20and%20native%2Dborn%20US%20citizens%20and%20find%20no%20evidence%20that%20undocumented%20criminality%20has%20increased%20in%20recent%20years. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/nyregion/migrants-crime-nyc.html https://www.npr.org/2018/05/02/607652253/studies-say-illegal-immigration-does-not-increase-violent-crime#:~:text=%22Increased%20undocumented%20immigration,outcomes%2C%22%20Light%20said. In fact, high concentrations of migrants in a community has been linked to overall reductions in violent crime. https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/is-illegal-immigration-linked-to-more-or-less-crime/#:~:text=Another%20study%2C%20%E2%80%9C,in%20violent%20crime.%E2%80%9D
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