Nov 18, 2010

Immigration Politics: Fox & Friends still cherry-picking crime stats to bash immigrants

More on the U.Va. study of Prince William County and how it is being reported by Fox News.

Fox & Friends still cherry-picking crime stats to bash immigrants | Media Matters for America: "the study itself concluded that 'we find that the policy has not affected most types of crime in Prince William County, in large part because illegal immigrants account for only a small percent of arrests overall and a small to modest share of offenders for most types of crime.' They go on to note that about 70% of 'arrests of illegal immigrants were for just three specific offenses: public drunkenness, driving while intoxicated, and driving without a license.' They also 'caution' that 'some of' the drop in assault rates 'may also have been due to a reduction in reporting of assaults by illegal immigrants (and perhaps legal immigrants as well)." Nov. 18, 2010

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