政府称，加强移民执法使凶杀案件减少，但自乔·拜登任期开始以来，凶杀案件数一直呈下降趋势。在过去一年半里，美国的凶杀案件数降至历史低点。研究人员和记者仍在梳理导致这一现象的复杂原因，包括疫情时期压力缓解、拜登政府对社区暴力预防的投入，以及警务和其他因素。
Administration says increased immigration enforcement led to fewer homicides, but they have been on the decline since Joe Biden’s term Over the last year and a half, the US has seen a historic drop in homicides. Researchers and reporters are still puzzling through the complex set of reasons why - from the easing of pandemic-era stressors and the Biden administration’s investments in community-based violence prevention to policing and other factors.
但在特朗普政府看来，有一个简单的解释：加强移民执法。随着中期选举临近，白宫不断强化这一说法，称其对移民的严厉打击正是美国犯罪率目前下降的原因。
But for the Trump administration, there’s one easy explanation: increased immigration enforcement. As the midterm elections approach, the White House has been doubling down on this message, saying its crackdown against immigrants is why US crime rates are now falling.