re: #186 Rightwingconspirator

These numbers may well be correct. They are hot buttons, but if accurate the facts are the facts.

PHOENIX — Crime is ever present, but new numbers give a glimpse into how much is linked to illegal immigrants.

According to statistics obtained by CBS 5 News, 19 percent of the inmates in Maricopa County Jail are suspected illegal immigrants being held on an immigration or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold.

In Pima County, the number of inmates suspected of being illegal immigrants is around 10 percent.

In Pinal County, the number of inmates suspected of being illegal immigrants is around 30 percent.

Yikes. It is clearly a big issue. I would support the new law being amended to instead provide for mandatory checking of immigration status for those arrested for other offenses.