Unpacking the relationship between immigration and crime

Im/migrant Lives by Elizabeth Aranda, PhD

Episode notes

Opponents of immigration often link immigration to crime, and rhetoric in the media has casted immigrants as criminals, leading some public officials to propose greater immigration control as a mechanism to reduce crime. This episode examines the relationship between immigration and crime to debunk the many myths circulating in the media about immigrants to the U.S.

Keywords
immigrationpoliticspolicyimmigrant detention