Surprise, surprise the establishment left-libertarian Cato Institute pushed a fraudulent study designed to make border jumpers appear harmless.  Turns out Texas doesn’t even track how many of its prisoners are illegals, and a little digging reveals stats the regime would rather bury.

Details from the Center for Immigration Studies:

Summary

Activists and academics have been misusing data from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in studies claiming that illegal immigrants have relatively low crime rates. These studies do not appreciate that it can take years for Texas to identify convicts as illegal immigrants while they are in custody. As a result, the studies misclassify as native-born a significant number of offenders who are later identified as illegal immigrants.

Facts About the DPS Data:

  • Due to delays in identification, the number of illegal immigrants arrested or incarcerated in Texas is undercounted at any given time.
  • Recently convicted illegal immigrants are the most likely to be undercounted.
  • Conversely, Texas is more likely to ascertain the immigration status of offenders who have served long prison terms for serious crimes.
  • The illegal immigrant conviction rate for “any crime” — which would be dominated by offenses requiring little or no prison time — is not meaningful due to undercount.

Properly interpreted, the DPS data suggests that illegal immigrants in Texas are convicted of homicide and sexual assault at higher rates than the state average. Significant uncertainties remain, however, especially regarding lesser offenses.

Lies, damn lies, and statistics…