• comrade_twisty@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    You’re mixing up completely different things! Not sure if you’re even trying to make an argument in good faith or if you’re trying to derail the conversation.

    If law enforcement is anti-immigrant and racist, of course will immigrants be less likely to report crime. They are scared to interact with law enforcement! What goes especially unreported in those communities is crime against immigrants! The problem is in the system, the immigrants are not the problem!

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      2 days ago

      That study long predates the current fascist crackdown on migrants.

      I’m not making any argument, I’m simply correcting your misinformation with relevant scientific studies from the NIH.

      I understand why that message is counter to the popular narrative on the left, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong, again, see the study.

      I also understand that it’s not a popular thing to bring up right now because of what’s going on, but when you drill down into it, all I’m saying is that migrants are people like everyone else. They aren’t inherently worse then natural born citizens, but they aren’t better either, they’re just people.

      And like everyone else, migrant crime rates are most closely aligned to poverty rates, but crime rates are also dependent upon crimes being reported, and there are legitimate and understandable reasons why crimes in those communities go under reported.

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        So instead, here’s a 2019 NIH Study: […]

        That study long predates the current fascist crackdown on migrants.

        I’m not making any argument, I’m simply correcting your misinformation with relevant scientific studies from the NIH.

        You think migrants (and minority groups) being afraid to interact with law enforcement started after 2019?

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          Of course not, which is obvious to any good faith reading of what I wrote.

          It’s also one of the biggest factors as to why crimes in those communities are under-reported.