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<blockquote data-quote="diesel96" data-source="post: 732390" data-attributes="member: 9859">Even &quot;low-immigration&quot; think tank acknowledges data don&#039;t support claim that undocumented immigrants have high crime ratesCIS acknowledges claims of high immigrant criminality rates are not &quot;well supported.&quot; From a November 2009 report by the Center for Immigration studies, a nonprofit organization with a &quot;low-immigration vision&quot;:Some opinion surveys show that the public thinks immigrants overall or illegal aliens in particular have high rates of crime. On the other hand, a number of academic researchers and journalists have argued that immigrants have low rates of crime. In our view, poor data quality and conflicting evidence mean that neither of these views is well supported. Given the limitations of the data available, it is simply not possible to draw a clear conclusion about immigrants and crime. [CIS, &quot;Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue,&quot; November 2009]
CIS: &quot;No clear evidence that immigrants commit crimes at higher or lower rates than others.&quot; The November 2009 CIS report stated:In conclusion, we find that it would be a mistake to assume that immigrants as a group are more prone to crime than other groups, or that they should be viewed with more suspicion than others. Even though immigrant incarceration rates are high in some populations, there is no clear evidence that immigrants commit crimes at higher or lower rates than others. Nevertheless, it also would be a mistake to conclude that immigrant crime is insignificant or that offenders&#039; immigration status is irrelevant in local policing. The newer information available as a result of better screening of the incarcerated population suggests that, in many parts of the country, immigrants are responsible for a significant share of crime. This indicates that there are legitimate public safety reasons for local law enforcement agencies to determine the immigration status of offenders and to work with federal immigration authorities. [CIS, &quot;Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue,&quot; November 2009]
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[QUOTE="diesel96, post: 732390, member: 9859"] [B]Even "low-immigration" think tank acknowledges data don't support claim that undocumented immigrants have high crime rates[/B] [B]CIS acknowledges claims of high immigrant criminality rates are not "well supported." [/B]From a November 2009 report by the Center for Immigration studies, a nonprofit organization with a "low-immigration vision": [INDENT]Some opinion surveys show that the public thinks immigrants overall or illegal aliens in particular have high rates of crime. On the other hand, a number of academic researchers and journalists have argued that immigrants have low rates of crime. [B]In our view, poor data quality and conflicting evidence mean that neither of these views is well supported. [/B]Given the limitations of the data available, it is simply not possible to draw a clear conclusion about immigrants and crime. [CIS, "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," November 2009] [/INDENT] [B]CIS: "No clear evidence that immigrants commit crimes at higher or lower rates than others." [/B]The November 2009 CIS report stated: [INDENT]In conclusion, we find that it would be a mistake to assume that immigrants as a group are more prone to crime than other groups, or that they should be viewed with more suspicion than others. Even though immigrant incarceration rates are high in some populations, [B]there is no clear evidence that immigrants commit crimes at higher or lower rates than others. [/B]Nevertheless, it also would be a mistake to conclude that immigrant crime is insignificant or that offenders' immigration status is irrelevant in local policing. The newer information available as a result of better screening of the incarcerated population suggests that, in many parts of the country, immigrants are responsible for a significant share of crime. This indicates that there are legitimate public safety reasons for local law enforcement agencies to determine the immigration status of offenders and to work with federal immigration authorities. [CIS, "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," November 2009] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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