Circular statistics
an estimated 60 percent of the 18th Street Gang in Southern California are illegal immigrants.
That has to be the most meaningless statistic you've ever posted, Tom. "An estimated 60 percent of a club founded by redheads have red hair"...the only interesting thing in a statistic like that is the question of why the other 40% joined up.
Got any stats on the percentage of illegal immigrants who join gangs? I'll bet it's no higher than the general population in similar economic circumstances. Perhaps lower, since most illegal immigrants may be too tired to engage in gang activities after a day spent harvesting food for our tables, cleaning our houses, and landscaping our yards.