Trump’s words Incendiary but true

The liberal media are having a field day with Donald Trump’s incendiary comments regarding illegal immigrants. Trump claims that illegal immigrants (most of whom are Latino) commit a disproportionate amount of crime, including murder, rape and drug dealing. But how much of what Trump said is actually false?

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, about 24 percent of federal prison inmates are noncitizens — nearly double their demographic percentage. In the Oregon state prison system, approximately 8 percent of the inmates have U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds placed on them — again, nearly double their demographic percentage as estimated by Pew Research. The inmates include 144 serving time for murder, 171 for rape, 98 for sodomy and 201 for sexual abuse. The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area team estimates that almost all the cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine brought into Oregon comes courtesy of Mexican drug gangs.

The recent murder of Kathryn Steinle, allegedly by Francisco Sanchez, brings the issue clearly into focus. Sanchez has seven prior felonies. He was allowed to remain in the country by the government of a sanctuary city (San Francisco) and by a president and Congress who refuse to enforce immigration law. Steinle’s blood is on their hands. The president claims that our borders are secure. Nonsense. Sanchez illegally entered the U.S. and was deported at least five times.

Trump’s comments were inflammatory, to be sure, but were they factually inaccurate? Look at the statistics and judge for yourselves.