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Michael Light Busts Myths on Crime and Immigration

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Do undocumented immigrants commit more violent crimes than others? The answer might surprise you. Over the summer, CLS affiliate faculty member Michael Light spoke with Emily Auerbach of Wisconsin Public Radio about his research on the relationship between race, crime and immigration. Their conversation covered a range of topics including unauthorized migration and racial disparities …

Michael Light Shows Crime Rates Among Undocumented Immigrants are Low

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Crime rates among undocumented immigrants are just a fraction of those of their U.S.-born neighbors, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of Texas arrest and conviction records by Sociology/CLS Prof. Michael Light. Previous studies, including others published by Light, have drawn similar, though less direct, conclusions. These studies were limited to comparing crime rate trends to …