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http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/10/20/2807051/native-born-commit-crime/

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Melody Norris said…
It's from think progress. Not much more need be said
October 20, 2013 at 2:10 PM
Jason ON said…
Melody Norris , going after a source is a logical fallacy. Do you have a disagreement with the facts presented? If so, argue those, not I don't agree with the source.
October 20, 2013 at 4:31 PM
Marty Nozz said…
Are they referring to people who legally imigrated to this country only?  They didn't clarify in the article.
October 20, 2013 at 4:41 PM
Dave Maez said…
Melody Norris - Actually, it's from the Pew Research Center.  Though the Think Progress headline is rather click-baity.

Marty Nozz - The data she used came from the "NLSY97" study, and it lists "Citizenship Status" as one of the variables.  It's hard to say without seeing the actual data, but I would imagine that this includes undocumented immigrants as well. http://www.bls.gov/nls/NLSY97variablesummary.pdf
October 20, 2013 at 10:21 PM
Marty Nozz said…
If they legally immigrated here then its not much of a surprise that they and their children are less likely to commit crimes.  That "caught between two cultures" bit doesn't hold much water since the immigrants made a conscious choice to leave the countries they are from and put serious effort into becoming citizens.  Its something to be proud of and that pride is often taught to their children.  The illegals usually have lower crime rates due to trying to stay off the radar so they don't get busted for the crime they're already commiting.
October 21, 2013 at 4:16 AM
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