Trump’s fuzzy math on undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes
Donald Trump’s major immigration speech in Arizona earlier this week focused in large part on plans to remove “criminal aliens” from the United States. Michelle Lee of the Washington Post reviews Trump’s “fuzzy math” in reciting statistics in support of his position. Jane Timm of NBC News also identifies some fast-and-loose use of facts and statistics by Trump:
“[M]any of Trump’s own facts were misleading and inaccurate, obscuring truth in a debate both parties agree is necessary. He cited research and statistics from special interests like the Center for Immigration Studies and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) — groups that promote dramatically decreased rates of legal immigration.”
I would characterize the Center for Immigration Studies and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) as immigration advocacy groups, not research units devoted to restricting immigration and scholarly collection and analysis of data.
KJ