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dc_dux · 07-07-2008, 03:05 AM

Sun...thanks for the links

The Bureau of Prisons report appears to use comparable data to the DoJ. One interesting fact from the GAO report is that most (more than 2/3) of non-citizen prisoners in federal detention are not there for violent crimes or any felony, but rather for the misdemeanor of entering the country illegally.

I would still caution you on the CIS data which is way out of line with all primary sources. The fact that a member of Congress (who presumably shares the CIS agenda of much lower immigration) asked the CIS to testify in some hearing does not mean that the House of Representatives views the organization as objective and credible.

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dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Sun...thanks for the links The Bureau of Prisons report appears to use comparable data to the DoJ. One interesting fact from the GAO report is that most (more than 2/3) of non-citizen prisoners in federal detention are not there for violent crimes or any felony, but rather for the misdemeanor of entering the country illegally. I would still caution you on the CIS data which is way out of line with all primary sources. The fact that a member of Congress (who presumably shares the CIS agenda of much lower immigration) asked the CIS to testify in some hearing does not mean that the House of Representatives views the organization as objective and credible. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 07-07-2008 at 03:08 AM..