Despite rhetoric in Francisco Sanchez case, immigrants do not commit more crimes: Immigrant council
Despite rhetoric in Francisco Sanchez case, immigrants do not commit more crimes: Immigrant council
- July 8, 2015
- Ruben Rumbaut, sociology Distinguished Professor, is quoted by NBC, Bay Area July 8, 2015
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From NBC:
Immigrants are held “scapegoats” and are thought to be “more likely to commit predatory
crimes,” said one of the report’s authors, UC Irvine sociology professor Ruben Rumbaut.
“But that widespread belief is simply wrong.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Despite-Rhetoric-in-Francisco-Sanchez-Pier-14-Case-Immigrants-Do-Not-Commit-More-Crimes-Immigrant-Center-312581171.html.
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