Fact-check: “Undocumented immigrants commit more crimes than native-born citizens”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
Multiple independent studies using official arrest, conviction, and incarceration data consistently show that undocumented immigrants commit crimes at substantially lower rates than native-born U.S. citizens — not higher rates. The most rigorous available data, including a peer-reviewed PNAS study using Texas Department of Public Safety records from 2012–2018, found native-born citizens are more than twice as likely to be arrested for violent crimes, 2.5 times more likely for drug crimes, and m…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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