When immigrants and crime are discussed in any setting, more often than not the main belief expressed is that immigrants cause crime and bring criminal culture from their home countries. What lacks in this discussion is how immigrants actually feel about crime and violent culture. Mexican immigrants have many different destinations once they cross the border into the United States, and some migrate to rural parts of America instead of urban places like Los Angeles or San Francisco. Resettlement into rural areas of America is not uncommon, but what is uncommon is a significant increase in the number of immigrants to rural areas. Garcia (2009) analyzed the reasons why immigrants are beginning to be found in rural America and as a secondary
