Do illegals commit more crime?

Although a cursory review of headlines may lead one to believe that illegal immigrants commit less crime than native citizens and legal immigrants, reviewing the methodology and terminology used reveals a more complicated story.

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Further reading:

Law enforcement not allowed to ask about legal status
https://www.city-journal.org/html/ill...

Statistics on illegal immigrant crime are not available
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/16/...

Most illegal aliens systemically commit felonies
http://cis.org/mortensen/aclu-nyt-lar...
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog...
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2...

Illegals less likely to respond to surveys
https://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/h...

US Census Buerau never penalizes non-participants
http://www.politifact.com/texas/state...

Self-reported crime data never a primary source
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1147612

Accuracy of self reported crime varies by ethnicity
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/1...

Illegal murders after sanctuary city frees him
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/08/us...

California Governor Brown circumvents federal deportation law
http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la...

GAO Reports
http://www.gao.gov/assets/100/93090.pdf
http://www.gao.gov/assets/100/93167.pdf
http://www.gao.gov/assets/320/316959.pdf

FBI: Murders from 2003-2009
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/...

DOJ Report: Nearly Half of Fed Crimes Near Mexican Border
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/201...

Illegal immigrants convicted for murder 3x more than American citizens and legal immigrants
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog...

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