The past few decades have seen the confluence of two eras in the United States: an era of mass immigration and an era of mass imprisonment. A great deal has been said and written about each, reinforcing age-old popular stereotypes about immigration and crime. But rarely are carefully researched connections made between the two, based on rigorous evidence. This study finds evidence of downward assimilation, with low incarceration rates among immigrant young men, but a sharp increase among the U.S.-born second generation.
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