Crime · 2024-06-27
Immigration had produced a nationwide violent-crime wave
Unsupported
Immigration had produced a nationwide violent-crime wave.
What the evidence shows
Available national crime data did not show the asserted immigrant-driven surge.
What happened next
Assessment describes the statement in its original dated context; later developments are not automatically incorporated.
Assessment notes
Claim wording is an editorial paraphrase, NOT a verbatim quotation. The linked contemporaneous fact-check documents the original statement and evaluates the evidence available at that time.