I wrote this in 2017. This analysis is based on administrative data from ICE. Their own data show that crime is lower and economies are stronger in sanctuary versus comparable non-sanctuary counties 2/pic.twitter.com/iC0n9bORwV
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Thread: the Acting DHS Secretary tweeted this out. He's wrong and we have the receipts to show it! Those who make and implement policies need to stop spreading false information #FactsStillMatter 1/pic.twitter.com/XmXbsHVIY7
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This led the
@washingtonpost to factcheck the administration's claims that sanctuary policies "breed crime." The punchline: the administration is wrong 3/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/02/08/trumps-claim-that-sanctuary-cities-breed-crime/ …Show this thread -
Myself
@lorenc2,#BenjaminGonzalezObrien,@danmartinezUA, and other colleagues have similarly found that there's either no statistically significant relationship between sanctuary policies and increased crime or that sanctuary policies are associated with less crime 4/Show this thread -
I did recent research showing policies that limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement increases the trust that immigrant communities have in law enforcement. This is forthcoming in a major academic journal, but can be previewed below 5/pic.twitter.com/KuTQnYuRJ0
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This led to another
@washingtonpost@monkeycageblog article. The headline says it all: "Sanctuary cities don't breed crime. They Encourage people to report it." 6/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/04/24/sanctuary-cities-dont-breed-crime-they-encourage-people-to-report-crime/ …Show this thread -
No campaign pitch from me on this thread, but see here if interested.
#FactsStillMatter#EvidencedBasedPolicyMaking /endhttps://twitter.com/TomWongPhD/status/1202267835528966145 …
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