THE NEW YORK PARTY MODEL/STUDY: CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANTS COMMIT LESS CRIME

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THE NEW YORK PARTY MODEL

THE SEMINAL - Under the peculiarities of NYS election law, candidates
are allowed multiple listings on the ballot under the banner of separate
parties, with all the votes for the same candidate being tallied
together. This allows a progressive third party such as Working Families
to pick like-minded candidates within the system, and give them the
extra help and visibility the party can provide. Candidates that want
the WFP endorsement have to speak to the party's progressive ideals. The
candidate then gains their help; the Working Families Party gains the
visibility for their issues and the greater media attention that
naturally gravitates to a traditional party candidate.

http://www.theseminal.com/2008/02/27/big-w-for-the-big-d-in
-nywith-an-assist-from-wf/?


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STUDY: CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANTS COMMIT LESS CRIME

REUTERS - Immigrants are far less likely than the average U.S.-born
citizen to commit crime in California, the most populous state in the
United States . . . People born outside the United States make up about
35 percent of California's adult population but account for about 17
percent of the adult prison population, the report by the Public Policy
Institute of California showed. . .

"Our research indicates that limiting immigration, requiring higher
educational levels to obtain visas, or spending more money to increase
penalties against criminal immigrants will have little impact on public
safety," said Kristin Butcher, co-author of the report and associate
professor of economics at Wellesley College. The study did not
differentiate between documented immigrants and illegal immigrants.

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN246261520080226

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