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Old 07-14-08, 02:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Thread Starter Re: The Economic Case for Immigration

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Originally Posted by Awesome! View Post
I think the uneducated have a higher propensity to commit crime. If you look at all immigrants, minorities, whites etc. different groups are in prison more, and the question is why? I don't think it's due to income inequality, but more so due to people not taking advantage of the opportunities that are available to them and then the social problems associated with bad choices: drug use, teen pregnancy, single mothers etc.
You're essentially referring to the notion of the "moral underclass". I see no relevance to immigration.

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Large portions of immigrant populations are not educated and therefore more crime.
In Britain the average education of immigrants is rather similar to the native born. You got anything to back your statement up?
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