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Ms. Toad

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15. If my back-of-the-envelope arithmetic is correct - more like 12,000.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 02:06 PM

Jan 2025

A study in Texas (where immigrant/citizenship status is documented) found that around 100/100,000 undocumented immigrants were arrested for committing a violent felony. So that's 1 in 1000.

In 2023, there were around 11.7 million. 11.7 million is 11,700 thousands of people. So that's - ballpark - 12,000. That's only arrests. But some were probably acquitted - and some committed crimes and weren't arrested. So it's a ballpark, but almost certainly closer than Vance's "million"

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Vance claims "maybe a million" undoc immigrants have committed a violent crime. [View all] Tanuki Jan 2025 OP

Asshole. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #1

And I claim that shitty vance is a creepy lying weirdo. Dave Bowman Jan 2025 #2

Fact checking that statement: True!! jls4561 Jan 2025 #3

Vance will say anything Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #4

And how many documented immigrants have committed violent crimes? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2025 #5

The arrest rate in Texas (where immigration status is tracked for arrests) Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #17

The FBI reported there were around 1.22 million violent crimes committed in the United States in 2023. sop Jan 2025 #6

With guys like him and Dumpy, to get the truth about any subject you have to totally reverse what they say. Dave Bowman Jan 2025 #19

I still can't get over JD openly admitting Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #7

Come on, JD... Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #8

Lying asshole just like his lying asshole boss. Diamond_Dog Jan 2025 #9

Just say a billion, JD! moondust Jan 2025 #10

He's making it up again. Iggo Jan 2025 #11

Who ? dweller Jan 2025 #12

He's just some guy whose photo is on a milk carton. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2025 #14

This will be the magic number of deportations for them to claim "success" Arazi Jan 2025 #13

If my back-of-the-envelope arithmetic is correct - more like 12,000. Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #15

If you read a list of which groups of people are most likely to commit crimes, elocs Jan 2025 #16

The president is a felon so are crimes Johonny Jan 2025 #18