-KPBS FM, October 18, 2010 by Ruxandra Guidi
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/oct/18/criminologist-says-crime-california-drops-immigrat/
“Criminologists have historically found that first generation immigrants have much lower rates of crime than similarly situated people in terms of socioeconomics,” says Barry Krisberg, author of the most recent study and criminologist at Cal Berkeley’s School of Law.
-The Bay Citizen, Pulse of the Bay, October 20, 2010 by Jacob Simas
http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/pulse-of-the-bay/immigrants-dont-bring-crime-berkeley/
Krisberg said he was motivated to conduct the study … because a number of politicians have sought to increase voter support for their election campaigns this year by appealing to the misconception that most immigrants are criminals who pose a threat to public safety…. “The dangerous thing,” Krisberg told La Opinion, “is to produce public policies based on fear, myths and political manipulation.”