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Illegal immigration to the United States and crime
Illegal immigration to the United States and crime is a legal and political topic in the United States. In the United States, "illegal re-entry" is a felony, "improper entry" is a misdemeanor and "unlawful presence" is a civil violation. Research examining links between illegal immigration and crime often disregard the act of entering the United States itself as a crime, and typically focus on rates of incarceration, violent crime, property crime, and traffic offenses. There is widespread scholarly consensus that illegal immigrants commit less crime than native-born Americans. Sanctuary cities—which limit or deny cooperation with the national government in enforcing immigration law—have no statistically meaningful impact on crime, and may reduce the crime rate. Research suggests that immigration enforcement has no impact on crime rates. Claims of a link between illegal immigration and crime is often asserted by right-wing politicians and media, which some commentators have argued are made...
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