Kristol misrepresents Phoenix crime levels to defend AZ law

Media Matters | Jul. 2, 2010 (News Analysis)

On Fox News, Bill Kristol stated that crime along the Arizona border "may be down" but that "a lot of the crime has migrated up to Phoenix." In fact, crime rates in Phoenix and the surrounding metro area have dropped over the past decade and reportedly "plunged" in 2009. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 6, 2010 - 2:35 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Steve Myers (review), Jon Mitchell (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jul 6, 2010 - 2:35 AM PDT

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Jon Mitchell
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 by Jon Mitchell - Aug. 5, 2010

A thorough debunking of a set of baseless talking points.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 6, 2010

The disconnect between the crime statistics going down, and the right wing anti-immigrant rhetoric claiming increased crime is given a closer look.

Is this in the gendre of false stories that justified lynchings in the old south?

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Steve Myers
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 by Steve Myers - Aug. 4, 2010
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