For what it might be worth....probably not much to the defenders...

"Of the more than 2,200 people who received federal sentences for drug possession in fiscal year 2014, almost three-quarters of them were illegal immigrants, according to new data from the United States Sentencing Commission.

Illegal immigrants were 20 percent of the kidnapping/hostage taking sentences in 2014, 12 percent of the murder sentences, and 19.4 percent of national-defense related sentences.

All the non-citizens are combined — including legal and illegal aliens, extradited aliens and those with unknown status — contributed to 42 percent of all federal sentencing in 2014.

The commission's statistics only include primary federal offenses, and don't include local convictions or sentences, which is where most rape and murder cases would appear."

Illegal immigrants responsible for almost three-fourths of federal drug possession sentences in 2014 | Washington Examiner

I know folks do not like the Examiner...I do understand why, but it does not change the facts in the report. A good case for not shooting the messenger...it is what is is.

Why we make this so political.....understood the political implications....but how can anyone say we do not have a problem with illegal immigrants in this country and address it without parsing words or looking for a right or left position.

IT IS A PROBLEM...Trump is right. Is he generalizing....of course, but cannot the adults in the room see the problem and stop allowing their political stance take over. IT IS A PROBLEM