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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fact-check-immigration-doesnt-bring-crime-u-s-data-say
https://qz.com/895624/how-much-crime-is-committed-by-immigrants/
And this one from a right leaning site for your reading pleasure
http://www.businessinsider.com/immigrants-commit-less-crime-than-native-born-americans-trump-speech-2017-3
Summary: Yes, first gen has lower crime rates; second gen in the US trends slightly below native born. In European counties, where the author of the original offending post reffered to, the second generation crime rates exceeds that of native born.
Source: The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice
Quote: “Second-generation immigrants typically have higher crime rates than first-generation immigrants. In the US context, however, most second-generation immigrants continue to enjoy lower crime rates than the native-born population. In stark contrast, research findings in European countries indicate that some second-generation immigrant groups have crime rates that drastically exceed those of the native-born population.”
Link: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=d1fiBwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA385&dq=immigrants+and+crime&ots=Wb1eoyBd14&sig=uXtsxTbELZEae-kbiTWX_5LcENM#v=onepage&q&f=false