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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A Republican state lawmaker is pushing legislation to deploy federal immigration officers at Arizona polling places this fall. -
Sen. John Kavanagh (R-Fountain Hills) said nothing in his measure, scheduled for a hearing this week, is designed to interfere with anyone's First Amendment rights. -
Saying the public deserves to know, both the House and Senate have approved a measure requiring hospitals that get public money to ask patients if they are in this country legally. -
Lawmakers are pushing a bill to prohibit teachers from going on organized strikes, following anti-ICE protests in Tucson. -
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