Headline Roundup August 23, 2018
Death of Mollie Tibbetts Sparks Debate on Immigration
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has reignited a national debate on illegal immigration after an undocumented immigrant was arrested for her murder. Many on the Right have said that the crime is an example of the country's failed immigration policy, while some on the Left have criticized the president for politicizing the event and point to multiple studies that claim illegal immigrants do not commit crimes at higher rates than native-born U.S. citizens.
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Trump Is Using Mollie Tibbetts For His Anti-Immigrant Agenda, And It’s Reprehensible
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After Mollie Tibbetts tragic death – we owe it to her to fix our broken immigration system
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Iowa student's murder thrust into U.S. debate over immigration
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