Border security has long been a big talking point in elections, and this year is no different. But while politicians are stoking fears about crimes committed by immigrants, the data tells a far different story.
“Crime in most of the large cities that migrants are going to is down,” said Aaron Riechlin-Melnick, policy director for American Immigration Council. “Not only is there no migrant crime wave, there’s not even a crime wave.”
Border security is a big talking point this election season, not just in Arizona but across the country. Republicans like Donald Trump repeatedly point to a crime wave driven by undocumented immigrants. But research shows immigrants are actually less likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans.
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