Immigrants benefit the economy, and are less likely to commit - TopicsExpress

Rob Brezsny

Immigrants benefit the economy, and are less likely to commit crimes than the native-born From the *New York Times*: Nearly all economists, of all political persuasions, agree that immigrants — those here legally or not — benefit the overall economy. That is not controversial, said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Shierholz also said that there is a consensus that, on average, the incomes of families in this country are increased by a small, but clearly positive amount, because of immigration. tinyurl/kerm463 + Some of the safest cities in America are cities with large numbers of immigrants, like San Diego, Laredo, and El Paso. Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes or to be behind bars than are the native-born. Opponents of illegal immigration usually do little more than cite anecdotes attempting to link illegal immigration to violent crime. When they do try to use statistics, they come up short. More: tinyurl/y8gx3wn

Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 01:37:40 +0000

Immigrants benefit the economy, and are less likely to commit - TopicsExpress

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