The US Commission on Immigrant Reform Made the Conclusion That

question 36

Multiple Choice

The US Commission on Immigrant Reform made the conclusion that El Paso's overall crime and homicide rates were much lower than those in cities of comparable size.This supported the belief that migrants don't commit more crimes,and particularly more homicides,than nonmigrants.What was wrong with these findings?

• A) The researchers had issues with validity.
• B) The researchers had issues with reliability.
• C) The researchers didn't compare enough cities.
• D) The researchers committed the ecological fallacy.
• E) The researchers didn't interview both migrants and nonmigrants.

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