Dyer the last ten years there have been strong debates in America and Europe about the role of undocumented immigrants in the increase of crime rates [or In the perception of increased Insecurity]. Looking to the empirical evidenoe it is not clear that immigrants actually commit crimes at higher rates than nativeborn citizens, but foreigners are overrepresented in prisons in most European countries Ill do not know about the US}. This has created popular pressure for controls in the number of immigrants and the enforcement of frontiers policing. In this content, please respond the following taro questions: a. Why these debates about immigration and crime may mask other reasons of why some people are against immigrants? {maximum answer length 1oo words} b. If the issue is really about crime, are there policy measures, other that increase control and repression at the border, that could help reduce crlme acts by Immigrants? Discuss in particular what would be the effect on crime rates of a policy that accelerates access to legal status for immigrants?I {maximum answer length EDD words]