Monday, March 27, 2006
Justice Dept. Figures on Incarcerated Illegals
To visit NewsMax.com, point your browser to http://www.newsmax.comComments: Illegals in prison Justice Dept. Figures on Incarcerated Illegals One of the more popular claims by illegal immigration proponents is that those who enter the U.S. by breaking the law are invariably "hard-working" and "law abiding" once they get here. That argument, however, has one major flaw. According to Justice Department statistics and the analysis of immigration experts, the "law abiding" claim often isn't true. As Investors Business Daily reported in March 2005: "The U.S. Justice Department estimated that 270,000 illegal immigrants served jail time nationally in 2003. Of those, 108,000 were in California. Some estimates show illegals now make up half of California's prison population, creating a massive criminal subculture that strains state budgets and creates a nightmare for local police forces." Citing an Urban Institute study, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies, Steven Camorata, noted in 2004 . . . To read the rest of this article Click Here. |
