i really need some fact checking on these stats to believe them.
"i really need some fact checking on these stats to believe them."
Keep in mind these numbers are most likely on the low side. In many places Hispanics are not counted as such and are "processed" through the criminal just system as whites.
For what it's worth, I took a shot at it. LOL.
I went to the URL linked in Post 1 and it says that these stats were published at PollPundit.com. I went to the web page where these stats were published and the statistics came "from a reader."
Sunday, November 12th, 2006ImmigrationCounters.com refers you to www.immigrationcounters.com/datasource.html. No INS/FBI report is linked there. Maybe (and I stress maybe) the reader who posted at PoliPundit.com went to all the links listed there and compiled his stats from those different sources.
From a reader, "INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigrants"snip statistics
This information was provided by a reader. There are comments in the thread that are questioning the accuracy of this information. Another reader, provided a link for immigration statistical information, HERE.
("HERE" is www.immigrationcounters.com/.)
I searched at Google for "INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigrants" and came up with three websites. They are:
Since the INS doesn't exist anymore, I doubt if there is a report actually titled "INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigrants". I am no closer to finding a source for this than I was when I started out. Oh well!