pdq, Brewer's office could easily have handed off to the Attorney General or other state officials to prosecute any criminals they'd found, if any had been found. And Robert Kennedy offered Pearce's office that he would see that any of these felons were arrested - publicly - if they would give him the names of any illegal aliens who had attempted to register to vote.   Nada.

You dismiss Palast because he is a liberal.   But he does solid investigative reporting and carefully cites his sources and facts.   The investigation he cites was done by Robert F Kennedy, Jr., who is also very credible (even though he is a [shudder] populist progressive).

Much of Heather MacDonald's testimony was extrapolation from stated facts, mischaracterization, and unwarranted assumption.   Nobody is disputing the allegations in the NY Times column just because of her politics; her allegations were followed up and found to be erroneous in many cases and merely speculative in others.

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pdq: " In Los Angeles, 95 percent of all outstanding warrants for homicide (which total 1,200 to 1,500) target illegal aliens. Up to two-thirds of all fugitive felony warrants (17,000) are for illegal aliens."

So, Genie, you think your posts have refuted that statement?

As has been pointed out,
MacDonald omitted the word "outstanding," further paraphrased, thus making it sound like 95% of "murders were committed by illegal aliens.

1) not all homicide is "murder"
2) not all suspects are actually guilty
3) outstanding warrants are for people who have not been apprehended -- e.g., if they have fled the area
4) illegals are more likely than US citizens to flee if wanted on suspicion of a crime -- EVEN IF THEY ARE INNOCENT -- because they are subject to fine, imprisonment, and/or deportation simply for BEING illegal residents.

Is it really surprising that a high percentage of the homicide SUSPECTS who are avoiding arrest are those who are here illegally?