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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Human Rights Maps (144): The “Criminal Immigrant” Stereotype
I’ve argued many times before that the link between immigration and crime is a particularly nasty piece of political cynicism and populism, completely fact-free but unfortunately not devoid of harmful consequences. Three different groups suffer these consequences: potential migrants who … Continue reading
Posted in citizenship, data, globalization, human rights maps, international relations, law, poverty, work
Tagged anti-immigration, crime, criminal immigrant, illegal immigration, immigration, map, maps, mexico, stereotype, United States, violence
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Human Rights Facts (63): Tens of Thousands of U.S. Citizens Die of Poverty Each Year
(source) Poverty kills, it seems. As if it’s not bad enough in itself. Although death is often multicausal, a study has tried to estimate in how many cases poverty is a contributing factor: For 2000, the study attributed 176,000 deaths … Continue reading
Posted in data, economics, human rights facts, poverty
Tagged causation, health, housing, human rights, segregation, United States
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