* Joe wrote, On 4/17/2007 10:16 AM:
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Twelve Americans are murdered every day by illegal aliens, according
to statistics released by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. If those numbers
are correct, it translates to 4,380 Americans murdered annually by
illegal aliens. That's 21,900 since Sept. 11, 2001.


As usual, Joe repeats bogus "statistics" as though they are facts.
While its true the Steve King made that comment, he did not release
any actual statistics or reference any study. It appears that he
simply made up the number for shock appeal. The quote has been
frequently repeated in the conservative press as a "study" but no
study is actually mentioned. The number can be shown to be false
simply by looking at the total number of Hispanics arrested for murder
in California (one of the states where these statistics are kept).
Even if they were all illegals, it still would not add up.

In fact, the "12 a day" number roughly equals the total number of
white and Hispanics arrested for murder each year. In other words,
Rep King is claiming that all murders by non-blacks were by illegal
aliens. That's quite a stretch!

Of course, King may have some secret information that all unsolved
murders in the country were actually perpetrated by illegal aliens,
but its easier to believe that he just made up the numbers.