Immigration and Public Safety
"Foreign-born residents of the United States commit crime less often than native- born citizens. Policies that further restrict immigration are therefore not effective crime-control strategies. These facts—supported by over 100 years of research— have been misrepresented both historically and in recent political debates."
Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project
and Josh Rovner, Juvenile Justice Advocacy Associate at The Sentencing Project (3/16/17)