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I recently read a report about a murder committed by an undocumented immigrant. Some right-leaning coverage used the incident to suggest that undocumented immigrants as a group are disproportionately dangerous criminals. This claim could not be further from the truth. (1/3)

Extensive state-level data and peer-reviewed national studies consistently show that undocumented immigrants have homicide offending rates 30% to 50% lower than native-born U.S. citizens. Native-born Americans are more than twice as likely to be arrested for violent crimes overall. (2/3)

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Moreover, increases in immigration — including undocumented immigration — are generally linked to stable or declining local crime and homicide rates. (3/3)