4 Nevada killings put neighbors on edge, no motive disclosed
4 Nevada killings put neighbors on edge, no motive disclosed
- January 24, 2019
- Ruben Rumbaut, sociology, in The New York Times (AP) and others, Jan. 24, 2019
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Since the first days of his presidency, Trump has repeatedly pointed to crimes committed by immigrants in the country illegally to argue that the U.S. needs a border wall and tougher immigration policies. … University of California, Irvine, sociology professor Ruben Rumbaut co-authored a recent study that said crime rates fell sharply from 1990 to 2015 at a time when illegal immigration spiked. Crime rates were low in immigrant-rich and border cities like El Paso, Texas, and San Diego.
For the full story, please visit https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/01/24/us/ap-us-nevada-killings-immigrant.html.
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