Myth: Immigrants are uneducated and increase crime rates. Fact: More than 11% of foreign-born workers have advanced degrees. - 1 in 5 (more than 1.3 million) college-educated immigrants living in the United States are unemployed or are underemployed in positions such as taxi drivers, dishwashers and security guards due to expensive re-certification processes to resume previous careers. - Crime rates are lowest in states with the highest immigration growth rates. - The undocumented population doubled from 1994 to 2005 nationally, the violent crime rate declined by 34.2% and the property crime rate fell by 26.4%. For more go to: lirs.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMMIGRATION-MYTHS-AND-FACTS-APRIL-13-20121.pdf
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:00:01 +0000
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