In your text, a 2009 study by the Center for Immigration Studies concludes that while a multitude of past studies suggested that immigrant communities have lower crime rates than their native-born counterparts, the data conflicted their own findings, where they assert that incarceration statistics prove that a correlation exists between immigrants and crime, even if a majority of those individuals are incarcerated for immigration offenses and non-violent drug offenses. However, the Center for Immigration Studies is a think-tank known to advocate for harsher immigration policies, and have been designated as a "Hate Group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Evaluate their evidence regarding the connection between immigration and crime. What additional information would you like to know in order to make a fair judgment about whether immigration and crime is indeed correlated? What limitations can you detect in the CIS study's reasoning?

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The Answer of In your text, a 2009 study by the Center for Immigration Studies concludes that while a multitude of past studies suggested that immigrant communities have lower crime rates than their native-born counterparts, the data conflicted their own findings, where they assert that incarceration statistics prove that a correlation exists between immigrants and crime, even if a majority of those individuals are incarcerated for immigration offenses and non-violent drug offenses. However, the Center for Immigration Studies is a think-tank known to advocate for harsher immigration policies, and have been designated as a "Hate Group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Evaluate their evidence regarding the connection between immigration and crime. What additional information would you like to know in order to make a fair judgment about whether immigration and crime is indeed correlated? What limitations can you detect in the CIS study's reasoning?

In Your Text, a 2009 Study by the Center for Immigration