<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
I've heard that immigrants that cross the U.S./Mexico border, are mostly thieves and rapists. Is that true?
<|assistant|>
No. Research has found that immigrants do not constitute a greater crime risk than native-born citizens and are less likely to commit crimes, such as murder and rape. Immigrants are less likely than native-born citizens to be incarcerated. They are also less likely to commit crime when there are increased law enforcement efforts at the border. Additionally, a 2017 study from Harvard and the University of California at Berkeley found that increases in immigration from Mexico were associated with decreases in crime in Arizona, with the effect largest for violent crime.