How Does No, immigrants aren't more likely to commit crimes | Opinion Work?

Imagine you're at a big party where everyone is playing hide and seek, some people are hiding, and others are looking for them. Now, if we only asked the people who were found about how good they are at hiding, it would look like everyone is bad at hiding! But that’s not true, most people are just hiding well.

Immigrants are like the people at the party. When someone says “immigrants are more likely to commit crimes,” it's like only asking the people who got caught hiding about how good they are at hiding. That gives a skewed picture of what’s really going on.

• Immigrants make up a smaller group in most places, so even if some do get into trouble, their numbers aren't as big as the whole population.
• People who don’t know much about immigrants might only hear stories about those who got into trouble, it’s like hearing only about the people who were found hiding.

So when someone says “No, immigrants aren’t more likely to commit crimes,” they're just pointing out that we’re looking at only part of the story, not all of it. It's like only asking the people who got caught hide and seek if they are bad at hiding! Imagine you're at a big party where everyone is playing hide and seek, some people are hiding, and others are looking for them. Now, if we only asked the people who were found about how good they are at hiding, it would look like everyone is bad at hiding! But that’s not true, most people are just hiding well.

Immigrants are like the people at the party. When someone says “immigrants are more likely to commit crimes,” it's like only asking the people who got caught hiding about how good they are at hiding. That gives a skewed picture of what’s really going on.