A report based on conviction data suggests that ******* immigrants in Arizona commit crimes at twice the rate of other residents.
According to the report from the Crime Prevention Research Center, ******* immigrants between ages 15 and 35 account for 3 percent of Arizona’s population but make up approximately 8 percent of the prison population, the Washington Times reported.
John R. Lott Jr., CPRC president and the report's author, said the crimes of which these ******* immigrants were convicted tended to be more serious. His findings challenge previous assertions that ******* immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Previous studies on the topic usually don't compare conviction data between legal and ******* populations, Lott said.
“There appears to be a huge difference between the two groups,” he said. “The type of person who goes through the process to legally immigrate in the United States appears to be very law-abiding versus even the U.S.-born population."
John Lott is an economist, political commentator, and long-time *** rights advocate.
