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Exactlt the type of dishonest reporting that I was referring to. The headline is indisputably false.
1) It focuses on relative conviction rates in Texas (conviction rates do not equal crimes rates, esp among illegal populations)
2) It intentionally ignores certain crimes.
1) It focuses on relative conviction rates in Texas (conviction rates do not equal crimes rates, esp among illegal populations)
2) It intentionally ignores certain crimes.
50-60% of illegal immigrants in the U.S. committed the crime of illegal entry (though Visa overstays have been trending up). That alone makes it impossible for the headline to be true. On top of that, many commit crimes like id and benefit theft, but are never caught/prosecuted.
A lot of illegal immigrants have to use fraudulent documents to get work. Of course you can certainly argue the necessity of doing so and mitigating circumstances, but just dishonest to exclude those crimes to fit this narrative.
This is the same logic as claiming convicted murderers commit crimes at a much lower level than most Americans because very few are convicted of other crimes after they go to prison.
