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Undocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study finds (www.nature.com)
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Neighbourhoods across the United States that experienced a growth in their undocumented population also saw property-related and violent crime fall, not rise, according to an analysis of 11,500 neighbourhoods in more than 100 cities.

In a paper published in the Journal of Urban Affairs on 10 August1, researchers combined estimates of numbers of undocumented residents with crime statistics from between 2010 and 2018.

“Our study is the first to analyse these numbers across neighbourhoods and using such a diverse national sample,” says co-author Charis Kubrin, a criminologist at the University of California, Irvine. “That’s important because neighbourhoods are very proximate spaces to people. That’s where perceptions form.”

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

What we think: "See? All of this fuss and worry is for nothing. No need to be racist."

What they'll think: "Hmmmmm. Looks like we'll have to find some new ways to opress latinos into poverty so they'll be forced to steal to provide for their family. Then we can point to increased crime rates to support our nonexistant reasons to deport them all."

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