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Tue Oct 27

Undocumented immigrants may actually make American communities safer – not more dangerous – new study finds

Written by Robert M. Adelman, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology, University at Buffalo

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that undocumented immigrants cause more crime, but new research suggests the opposite might be true.Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

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Undocumented immigration does not increase the violent crime rate in U.S. metropolitan areas....

Undocumented immigrants may actually make American communities safer – not more dangerous – new study finds

The big idea

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