Fact-check: “Undocumented immigrants commit more crimes than native-born citizens”
Verdict: False (82% confidence)
The best available empirical evidence — DOJ/NIJ-funded research using Texas criminal history records linked to DHS immigration status checks — consistently finds the opposite: undocumented immigrants have substantially lower felony arrest and conviction rates than native-born U.S. citizens across violent, drug, and property crime categories. The NIJ's own summary page states that 'recent research suggests that immigrants, including those without legal status, are less likely to commit crimes th…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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