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If I were somewhere illegally, looking for better circumstances, I would want to keep my head down and maintain a low profile from the authorities, so petty cri
by Thev00d00 6y ago
If I were somewhere illegally, looking for better circumstances, I would want to keep my head down and maintain a low profile from the authorities, so petty crime seems like a unneeded chance to be exposed.
Seems like common sense to me.
- raverbashing 6y agoYou would also avoid reporting crimes you were the subject to and/or just avoid any interaction with LE
- _iyig 6y agoDespite the downvotes you’ve received, you are correct. The under-reporting of crime among illegal immigrant communities for the reason you identify has been studied and documented: https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/10306/silence-of-the-innocents-illegal-immigrants-underreporting-of-crime-and-their-victimization https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/10306/silence-of-the-inn... Since most victims of violent crime know their attacker [0], this may imply an under-reporting of crime committed by members of the undocumented community as well. [0] https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/08/06/americans-mostly-kill-ones-know/ideas/nexus/ https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/08/06/americans-most...