Is there a strong correlation between mass immigration and crime?<\/p>\n
The data strongly suggests the answer to that question is yes.\u00a0 In fact, roughly 44 percent of all primary federal convictions are against non-citizens, according to new data released from the U.S. Sentencing Commission\u2019s Interactive Sourcebook.\u00a0 The data, which covers the years 2011 to 2016, reveal that both legal and illegal non-citizens accounted for 201,330 convictions during that period.\u00a0 That\u2019s an astonishing:<\/p>\n
Moreover, since non-citizens are estimated to comprise just seven percent<\/a> of the total U.S. population \u2013 according the Kaiser Family Foundation \u2013 they account for a disproportionally high number of the nation\u2019s primary federal convictions. \u00a0It\u2019s also important to note that these numbers do not take into account state and local convictions.<\/p>\n To add insult to injury, the cost of incarcerating these imported criminals is not small change.\u00a0 The Federal Register<\/a> estimates that is costs nearly $32,000 per person, per year, to incarcerate a federal prisoner.