Okay, Mollie Tibbits and illegal aliens

[grumpyduck]

First, I think it's disgusting that her death is being politicized the way it is. Then again, in this day an age, I'm not surprised.

But here's a question for BOTH sides, and I'm asking because I don't know the answer:

Are there any "real" figures -- gathered by legitimate law-enforcement agencies as part of their information-gathering -- on how many violent crimes are committed by illegal aliens versus "everyone else?" I have to believe these figures exist somewhere, but I wouldn't for a split-second believe any numbers that came out of any political organizations.

I don't care about percentages or other "leading" comparisons, since they can be slanted towards whatever you want to prove. I just want to know numbers over a period of time. For instance:

"During the period 20xx to 20xx, there were a total of x violent crimes in the U.S. Of these, y were committed by illegal aliens."

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Sure there are. Do a goggle search and you will find great

statistics from Texas, the Cato Institute and even Customs and Border Control. Take your pick as the majority show less crime committed by "illegals" than native Americans.

[Blue_true]

2. From what I understand.

A number of studies have been done that show illegal aliens are less likely to committ crime than American citizens are.

But a case like Mollie's is going to get politicized by opportunists. It is just like in the old South, Blacks were no more likely to rape than Whites were, but if a Black man raped a White woman, whether he actually raped her or not, that was fuel for a lot of politicians to win office.