Immigrant Teens Less Likely to Commit Crimes and Use Drugs, Study Finds
Azteca 21 Reporter
The study, led by social work professor Christopher Salas-Wright show that immigrant adolescents are statistically less likely than U.S.-born peers to be involved in an array of violent and delinquent behaviors — such as serious fights, drug selling and gun carrying — and less likely to use alcohol, marijuana and other illicit drugs.
AUSTIN, Texas — Sept. 1, 2015.- Amid concerns that immigrants may present a threat to American society, recent research from The University of Texas at Austin indicates that immigrant teens are significantly less likely to engage in violent behaviors, crime and drug use than their U.S.-born counterparts.