Science

The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant

DEBUNKER

Study after study shows that undocumented immigrants are far less violent than those born in the United States.

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On Monday morning, President Trump took to Twitter to attack the caravan of migrants traveling towards the U.S.-Mexico

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