It is time for a new era of governance where social policy is based on evidence and research, not myths and lies. #Immigration policy should be no different.🧵1/5 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/19/biden-immigration-proposal-includes-pathway-citizenship-some/4212870001/
Biden immigration proposal looks to roll back four years of Trump's hardline policies

Biden will introduce legislation that includes an eight-year pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million immigrants living in the United States without legal status.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/19/biden-immigration-proposal-includes-pathway-citizenship-some/4212870001/
Report released by @CUNYISLG provides balanced, thorough, evidence-based overview of the relationship between immigration and crime: http://bit.ly/icbrief  #saferforall 🧵2/5
Our primary and overriding finding is that public fears around #immigration as a driver of violent crime are unfounded. Read the REPORT→ http://bit.ly/icbrief  #saferforall 🧵3/5
Individuals born outside the US are less likely to commit crimes than people born in this country. http://bit.ly/icbrief  #saferforall 🧵4/5
Research consistently shows that increases in immigration are generally associated with decreases—not increases—in violent offenses. http://bit.ly/icbrief  #saferforall 🧵5/5
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