A recent story in the New York Times reveals how a fight over immigration is creating a deep divide in a small Nebraska town. Its citizens have forced a referendum on an ordinance that would require businesses and landlords to check immigration status.

Residents who have spoken out about the proposal —for and against — say they have become targets for harassment as tensions . . . → Read More: Don't let this happen to us

We frequently hear about murders, assaults and home invasions perpetrated by immigrants. Leaders in Arizona have cited such crimes as the reason for their new law requiring police officers to check immigration status.

But an interesting report today from the Associated Press reveals that, perhaps, the specter of violent crime committed by immigrants has been overblown. The story said that the four big cities . . . → Read More: Does immigration make our communities safer?