An honest researcher will embark on any study by asking a question, then offer an answer that is based on whatever the best relevant data reveals. Unfortunately, many \u201cresearch experts\u201d for the open-borders lobby have instead opted to begin with whatever conclusion best supports their mass-immigration narrative, then twist, frame, or fabricate whatever underlying data they cite so that it appears to support a foregone conclusion \u2013 usually that immigrants, and illegal aliens, are somehow better than Americans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most recent study<\/a> on immigrant crime (with a primary focus on illegal alien criminality) from the notoriously open-borders Cato Institute is a prime example of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Cato\u2019s report, Michelangelo\nLandgrave and Alex Nowrasteh attempt to claim that illegal aliens are half as\nlikely to be incarcerated as U.S. citizens. However, when you examine their\nmethodology, it becomes obvious that they rely on questionable research\nmethods, and leave out large demographic sub-sets, based on shaky assumptions.\nBecause of this, their conclusions are unreliable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Listed below are just a few of the\nmost egregious flaws in their report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those are just the highlights. Ultimately, Cato excludes so much data in the name of correcting for possible errors that their conclusions become completely unreliable. In contrast, FAIR recently took a look at hard data<\/a> reported by states to the federal government in order to create a realistic portrait of criminality among illegal aliens. In stark contrast to Cato\u2019s findings, FAIR found that illegal aliens are three times as likely to be incarcerated as citizens or lawfully-present immigrants. As noted previously, these findings match up with what is being reported in states like Texas, where crimes committed by illegal aliens are tracked closely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Illegal immigration imposes a major\neconomic and safety risk to both American citizens and immigrants who are\nliving in this country legally. Fake news and poorly constructed studies will\nnot change this fact. Americans deserve the truth, and organizations like FAIR\nare among the few that are willing to take an honest and in-depth look at the\nfacts when it comes to immigration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An honest researcher will embark on any study by asking a question, then offer an answer that is based on whatever the best relevant data reveals. Unfortunately, many \u201cresearch experts\u201d for the open-borders lobby have instead opted to begin with whatever conclusion best supports their mass-immigration narrative, then twist, frame, or fabricate whatever underlying data<\/p>\n
Based on data compiled between June 2011 and February 2019, 25,000 illegal aliens are booked into Texas state and local jails annually, on average.
That means 1.3 percent of the illegal aliens estimated to be living in Texas find themselves incarcerated in a state prison or local jail in any given year, which is 60 percent greater than the 0.75 percent of lawful immigrants and U.S. citizens who find themselves incarcerated in the state annually. This data corroborates what the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) found by examining federal data from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). So, despite both Texas and the federal government being in agreement on the number of incarcerated illegal aliens, the authors of the Cato study insist that these numbers are more than three times too high.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n