jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoImmigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europewww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down14
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkImmigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europewww.politico.comjeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down3·5 months ago they take more from the country and they commit more crime. Source? My understanding is that immigrants commit less crime per capita because they don’t want the law enforcement exposure that could result in deportation. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down11·edit-25 months agoThats in total. A lot can be hidden in averages. I agree that immigration can be good. But break that down by country and by other metrics like education and skills. Things look a lot different. Most people don’t have an issue with immigration as such. They care about the type of immigration, and that never seems to come up in discussion. https://inquisitivebird.substack.com/p/the-effects-of-immigration-in-denmark
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoBreak down non immigrants would paint a similar, worse, picture then.
Source? My understanding is that immigrants commit less crime per capita because they don’t want the law enforcement exposure that could result in deportation.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find
Thats in total. A lot can be hidden in averages. I agree that immigration can be good.
But break that down by country and by other metrics like education and skills. Things look a lot different.
Most people don’t have an issue with immigration as such. They care about the type of immigration, and that never seems to come up in discussion.
https://inquisitivebird.substack.com/p/the-effects-of-immigration-in-denmark
Break down non immigrants would paint a similar, worse, picture then.