Arizona taxpayers shell out $114 million annually to cover the cost of incarcerating them. Click here to read the study
A new study from the Maricopa County Attorney is showing that illegal immigrants are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime.
Data used in the report wasn't gathered until the passage of Prop 100 two years-ago. The voter-approved law denies bail to those in the country illegally accused of a class 4 felony or above.
The study concluded that nine percent of Arizona's population is in the country illegally, yet nearly 22 percent of felonies sentenced in Maricopa County are committed by illegal immigrants. Arizona taxpayers shell out $114 million annually to cover the cost of incarcerating them.