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Immigration shows no impact on UK violence

4 May 2013

Crime in British neighborhoods that have experienced mass immigration from Eastern Europe over the last 10 years has fallen significantly, according to research that challenges a widely held view over the impact of foreigners in the United Kingdom. Brian Bell, a research fellow at the LSE, said: "The view that foreigners commit more crime is not true. The truth is that immigrants are just like natives, if they have a good job and a good income they don't commit crime".

This article was published in the Japan Times on May 4, 2013
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Related publications
'Immigrant Enclaves and Crime', Brian Bell and Stephen Machin, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 1104, December 2011

Related links
Brian Bell webpage
Stephen Machin webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage

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