Why are immigrant crime statistics literally impossible to find?
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Obviously. That's your take?
That tells me you didn't pay attention to what Ken said without telling me that you didn't pay attention to what Ken said.
The provided video, "Why are immigrant crime statistics literally impossible to find?" by Ken LaCorte, investigates the lack of standardized incarceration data regarding illegal immigrants in the United States. Below is a summary of the key points discussed:
- America's Blind Spot (2:37): The U.S. federal government lacks a centralized system to track how many illegal aliens are arrested or imprisoned. The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics cannot provide accurate counts because local jurisdictions are not required to report immigration status, and there is no automatic ping to immigration databases during local arrests.
- The Texas Study (5:51): This study is widely cited by media and academics to argue that illegal immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans. LaCorte highlights a significant methodological flaw: the study only tracked individuals already identified by the DHS, missing millions of illegal immigrants who had never encountered immigration enforcement.
- Competing Studies and Data Limitations (8:41): There is no consensus on immigrant crime rates because the data is fundamentally flawed. Issues include the "denominator problem" (not knowing the total number of illegal immigrants) and the use of "ecological fallacies" in geographic studies. The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAP) provided some data via reimbursement, but political pressure has caused many counties to withdraw from it.
- Political Manipulation (13:11): LaCorte describes the political landscape as a "three-card monte" game, where administrations change definitions to influence numbers. He cites the Obama administration's reclassification of "border returns" and the Biden administration's expansion of legal status programs like CBP One, which technically shifted populations between categories.
- New Infrastructure (16:16): The video notes that the Trump administration is expanding the 287(g) program, which deputizes local law enforcement to access federal immigration databases. This creates an automatic data trail during bookings, leading to a significant increase in ICE arrests in participating jurisdictions, particularly in red states.
Tell us, why?
You asked the question, I’m just inquiring about he answer
No, Anchovies; I titled the thread to match the title of the video. If you had enough of an attention span to watch all 17:32, you'd have the answer.
Do you have enough of an attention span to watch all 17:32, Anchovies?
I have the attention span just no interest in watching a seventeen minute podcast from an ex Fox bigwig who has been busted for employing Russian sources and pushing propaganda.
Besides, your recap says it all, to summarize, Obama and Biden hid and lied and Trump is fixing it all, says enough
Apparently you don't, Anchovies, and you also attacked the source, rather than addressing the issue. That's a logical fallacy, Anchovies.
Now you're just making things up, Anchovies.
My 11 year old niece demonstrates more intellectual abilities than you do, Anchovies.
Poor Anchovies.
Not at all, if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and sounds like a duck, individuals as Ken LaCorte ain’t going to convince anyone it is an elephant
Bullshit
“ Below is a summary of the key points discussed:
- Political Manipulation (13:11): …..Obama administration …..and the Biden administration…….
- New Infrastructure (16:16): …….the Trump administration
That's Mr. LaCorte's summary, not "my recap", Anchovies.
What did he say?
I'll understand you don't know, of course.
Ah, he’s your whole post, you copied and pasted his opinion and when I inquired as to your opinion, and you told me to watch his video, duh
You still don't know what he said, Anchovies?
You saying he lied in his/your recap? I quoted it word for word
Can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it …………
Had enough to kill your thread