Aug
09
2018
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The evidence pointed to a definitive conclusion: immigration does not cause an increase in crime. But the world doesn't seem to be listening, says Charis Kubrin, a professor of criminology, law and society who published a landmark meta-analysis on immigration and crime.
"It just feels like trying to patch up a dam with a little Band-Aid," Kubrin told Knowable Magazine. "It’s so difficult to get public perception to turn on this."