Another racist lie!
Undocumented immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than native born Americans. https://t.co/lQaovCzO63
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 11, 2019
There is no immigration crisis. There is no surge in crime. It's just racist politics. https://t.co/earztoi9uf pic.twitter.com/9MoepXC42o
— Pedro Nicolaci da Costa (@pdacosta) June 27, 2018
update 11/2/18
Reminder: Immigration does not drive crime.
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) November 2, 2018
Read more about the myth of the criminal immigrant in @annaflagg's story: https://t.co/in0cZ5nIOy pic.twitter.com/jEpX1DvvjD
update
The facts 👇
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 2, 2018
—Undocumented population has been mostly flat since 2007 https://t.co/pkJQSjxye8
—There's no evidence illegal immigration boosts violent crime https://t.co/ncK9RweInx
—First-generation immigrants commit less crime than native-born Americans https://t.co/imc0k8sqAu
update 11/6/18
▪️Sanctuary Cities
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) November 6, 2018
For TMP context: The Trump administration repeatedly claims immigrants drive up crime rates.
But @AnnaFlagg found, using evidence from 200 cities and towns, that the premise is untrue. In fact, immigration tends to reduce crime. 11/https://t.co/in0cZ5nIOy