I guess it's just that if the actuality doesn't feed the preconceived idea, you ignore it.
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Deportations from the United States increased by more than 60 percent from 2003 to 2008, with Mexicans accounting for nearly two-thirds of those deported.
Under the Obama administration, deportations have increased to record levels beyond the level reached by the George W. Bush administration with a projected 400,000 deportations in 2010, 10 percent above the deportation rate of 2008 and 25 percent above 2007.
Fiscal year 2011 saw 396,906 deportations, the largest number in the history of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Of those, 216,698 had been convicted of crimes, including:
* 44,653 convicted of "drug-related crimes"
* 35,927 convicted of driving under the influence
* 5,848 aliens convicted of sexual offenses
* 1,119 convicted of homicide
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts
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