# Looking for information on illegal Mexican Immigrant crime **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 5, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006 "2016-05-05T19:37:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GuestUser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b38774/32.png) [@GuestUser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuestUser)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/1 "2016-05-05T19:37:40Z")
Hello everyone: I’m looking for statics on crime rates of illegal Mexican immigrants. I’ve been searching around the web trying to find what percentage of illegals commit crimes but i’m not really having any luck. ---
**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/2 "2016-05-05T20:07:44Z")
Matt Yglesias at [vox.com](http://vox.com) often has posts about this kind of topic, that usually show and link to data. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/3 "2016-05-05T20:38:10Z")
Should you be interested in background, read; [America’s Lost History of Border Violence](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2016/05/texas_finally_begins_to_grapple_with_its_ugly_history_of_border_violence.html) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/4 "2016-05-05T21:43:32Z")
> **[6 Dumb Myths People Constantly Believe About Immigration](https://www.cracked.com/article_23872_6-dumb-myths-people-constantly-believe-about-immigration.html)** > > Whether you have a 'live and let live' approach or you're convinced that every person with a foreign accent is destroying this country from within, you're probably operating under some false assumptions about the issue. \*In truth, not only do high levels of immigration bring crime rates down, but but undocumented immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than native-born Americans. A \* > **[Crime rises among second-generation immigrants as they assimilate](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/10/15/crime-rises-among-second-generation-immigrants-as-they-assimilate/)** > > Second-generation immigrants are just “catching up” with the rest of us, a new study says. _The crime rate among first-generation immigrants—those who came to this country from somewhere else—is significantly lower than the overall crime rate and that of the second generation. It’s even lower for those in their teens and early 20s, the age range when criminal involvement peaks._ ---
**Author:** ![glennwith2ns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@glennwith2ns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glennwith2ns)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/5 "2016-05-05T22:54:07Z")
Well, if they are illegal ,I’d say all of them:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/6 "2016-05-06T00:45:41Z")
You are mistaken, glenn. Illegal entry is a misdemeanor, but simply being in the country without proper documentation is a civil matter, not a crime. Those who have overstayed a valid visa or those brought into the country as young children are not criminals. [Is Illegal Immigration a Crime? Improper Entry v. Unlawful Presence - FindLaw](http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2014/07/is-illegal-immigration-a-crime-improper-entry-v-unlawful-presence.html) ---
**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/7 "2016-05-06T01:15:47Z")
Does [the Donald](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/08/donald-trumps-false-comments-connecting-mexican-immigrants-and-crime/) need some extra help with his research? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-illegal-mexican-immigrant-crime/754006/8 "2016-05-06T19:40:56Z")
> **[Crime rises among second-generation immigrants as they assimilate](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/10/15/crime-rises-among-second-generation-immigrants-as-they-assimilate/)** > > Second-generation immigrants are just “catching up” with the rest of us, a new study says.