Beto O’Rourke repeats lie about immigrants committing less crime than native-born Americans

Published May 22, 2019 4:51pm ET



President Trump’s positions on immigration are so undeniably effective that Democrats running for the presidential nomination are reduced to lying about them.

Beto O’Rourke during a CNN town hall Tuesday night was the latest, making the the oft-repeated and false claim that recent immigrants (illegal or not, take your pick) are significantly less likely to commit crimes than anyone born here.

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