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Old 07-14-08, 11:23 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: The Economic Case for Immigration

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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. Large portions of immigrant populations are not educated and therefore more crime.
Empirical evidence shows that native-born citizens are 3x more likely to be incarcerated than immigrants despite lower levels of income and education among immigrants.

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