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In Some U.S. States, Crime Drops as Immigration Increases

ByJulia Fedorova

Some ideas that people may have about immigration are based on confusion and fear rather than facts. For example, more immigrants inevitably means more crime, right? Think again. That kind of prejudice is being entirely debunked in 2017. A research study released in June shows that California’s substantial decline in drug overdoses, gun violence, and…

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Police Chiefs Support Sanctuary Cities Nationwide

ByJulia Fedorova

A complicated legal battle is about to take place between the Trump Administration and the nation’s “sanctuary” cities, cities that are presumably not in compliance with federal immigration laws. A great deal of the confusion stems from the fact that the term “sanctuary city” was created by the media, so there is no legal doctrine…