WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Immigration Studies will hold a panel discussion to explore the issue of immigration and crime. The Center will be releasing an extensive new report examining immigrant criminality overall. The findings of the report, "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," show that recent government data, some of which has not been examined before, indicates that immigrants have relatively high rates of criminality. However, this contradicts older academic research which found low rates. In addition, the panel will also discuss "The 287(g) Program: Protecting Home Towns and Homeland," a new Center report on the initiative which enables local law enforcement to identify and remove criminal aliens. Davidson County, Tenn., Sheriff Daron Hall will discuss the impact of the 287(g) program on crime in his community.

The panel discussion will be on Thursday, November 19, at 9 a.m. at the 4th Estate Restaurant of the National Press Club, 14th & F streets NW. Advance copies of "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," are available for the media; the study will be published Thursday at www.cis.org. The report on the 287(g) program is already posted at http://cis.org/287greport.

The panel will include:

Daron Hall, Sheriff of Davidson County, Tenn. (Nashville); he oversees the county's 287(g) program and is on the board of the National Sheriffs' Association, as well as the incoming president of the American Correctional Association

Steven Camarota, Director of Research, Center for Immigration Studies; lead author of "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue"

Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies, Center for Immigration Studies; co-author of "The 287(g) Program: Protecting Home Towns and Homeland" and co-author of "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue"

Moderator: Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies

The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent research institution which examines the impact of immigration on the United States.

SOURCE Center for Immigration Studies

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