Despite a century's worth of contrary evidence, the persistent myth that immigrants are more prone to criminality than the native-born continues to proliferate. New data from New Jersey and California once again confirms what researchers have found repeatedly over the past 100 years: immigrants are less likely than the native-born to be in prison, and high rates of immigration are not associated with higher rates of crime. Download the 3-page report from the Immigration Policy Center Web site.

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Twenty percent of children in the U.S. now live with at least one foreign-born parent. A new research brief by Child Trends and the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis of the University at Albany, State University of New York, reveals that children in immigrant families are deeply rooted in the U.S. (four in five are American citizens) and nearly one-half speak English fluently and another language at home. At the same time, many young children in immigrant families would benefit from quality early education programs to further their integration into American society. Download the PDF.

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