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On the recordApril 27, 2016
Census data from 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 found that incarceration rates for native-born, essentially U.S. citizens, were 2 to 5 times higher than that of immigrants.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings cites data showing lower incarceration rates for immigrants compared to native-born citizens.

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