Dr. David Jacobs’ letter in last week’s Chronicle (Aug. 1, ICE under protest) apparently wanted to make the case for President Trump that illegal immigrants have among them those who commit many crimes. Dr. Jacobs quotes statistics from Fox News. Do we think Fox News is a reliable source?
When I researched statistics on this matter, I found that there are a number of contradictory views on this subject. I did, however, find that CBS took the position that there were more crimes committed by U.S. citizens than those committed by illegals. Its source was the Cato Institute and the University of Wisconsin.
It is my view that one should focus more on the caged children separated from their parents then quarreling about crime statistics. Which is the most outrageous?
Sol Koenigsberg
Overland Park, Kansas
