I used to run a farmers’ market and had an older Russian couple as regulars there. My Hmong veggie vendors kept an eagle eye on her because she chronically stole stuff but was bold faced and wasn’t intimidated by them. Finally, she was caught stealing a single onion and I had to deal with her. I was polite but pointed and insisted that this behavior stop or she’d be banned. They never came back.
Felt bad about that, too. Husband was a classic looking Russian dude and smoked like a smoke stack. We talked about the old days and, I think, maybe both longed for the uncomplicated simplicity of them. It was hard for them to live here but their grandchildren were already Americans.
No doubt, crime in certain pockets of country such as in DC are probably off the charts. My Reason? We are very lenient with criminals. How can a person having a rap sheet numbering in the dozens be out of prison?
We lived in Vancouver, WA for many years and there are lot of Russian immigrants there. My wife worked in a large medical practice there. Lots of Russians patients received free healthcare, free translators and free transportation to the medical facility. And we noticed lot of Russians using food stamps in grocery stores. Russian immigrants seem to be experts in milking the system.