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On the recordApril 18, 2016
In fact, when you look at the statistics, just looking at murders, for example, illegal immigrants comprise about 3 percent of our population but commit roughly 30 percent of the murders.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith highlights the disproportionate crime rates attributed to illegal immigrants.

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