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Dr. John Lott talked on The Bill Martinez Show about illegal-immigrant crime and related costs. They also discussed the resignation of a Wisconsin judge after being convicted of obstructing the arrest of an illegal immigrant, as well as the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás

Dr. John Lott talked to Jeff Stein on Iowa’s giant 50,000-watt about his new op-ed at the New York Post on illegal-immigrant crime.
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Dr. John Lott appeared on Iowa’s giant 50,000-watt KXEL-AM radio station to discuss his new op-ed at the New York Post titled “New data reveals the horrific truth about illegal-immigrant crime.
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation reports the federal government “agreed to give at least $149,760” to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to carry out the confiscation. In addition, $26,535 was paid to the 16 individuals whose guns were purchased. Those costs total $176,295.

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Talk in Brazil 2025 on How to Make People Safer

Talk in Brazil 2025 on How to Make People Safer

https://youtu.be/mSRArgsIXwg?si=0mT4jjMoDETqRUQ0&t=729 Sorry, the video is bouncing around a fair amount. While the video here is started at Lott's presentation, you can watch Luciano Lara's talk before Lott. Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Brazil on July 5th that...

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On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss Illegal-Immigrant Crime

On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss Illegal-Immigrant Crime

Dr. John Lott talked on The Bill Martinez Show about illegal-immigrant crime and related costs. They also discussed the resignation of a Wisconsin judge after being convicted of obstructing the arrest of an illegal immigrant, as well as the arrest of Venezuela’s...

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