NCJ Number
145732
Journal
Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1993) Pages: 217-234
Date Published
1993
Length
18 pages
Annotation
More than 20 percent of Federal inmates are non-U.S. citizens, half of whom are convicted for drug offenses, and most of whom are subject to deportation.
Abstract
The incarceration rate among illegal aliens is three times that among the U.S. population as a whole. Since 1980, there has been a 600 percent increase in the number of alien inmates. International crime and terrorist organizations view the United States as a land of opportunity. Those of various nationalities tend to specialize, e.g., Mexicans in marijuana, alien smuggling, and auto theft; Nigerians in heroin, and student loan and credit card fraud; Chinese in heroin and alien smuggling; Russians in drugs and insurance fraud; and Jamaicans in cocaine. These activities are explored in the article, as are the failing war on drugs, and alien criminals' particular effect on three states: California, New York, and Texas. 15 footnotes